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Description

Pre-Columbian, North Coast of Peru, Moche, ca. 400 to 800 CE. A set of 4 copper spatulas for scooping lime powder - one figure holds a child or bottle; one is a prisoner with arms tied behind their back; another portrays a squatting monkey with a hand over its mouth; and the largest is a figure holding his phallus. Size of largest: 0.37" L x 0.61" W x 5.07" H (0.9 cm x 1.5 cm x 12.9 cm)

Provenance: private southern California, USA collection, acquired May 2005; ex-Arte Xibalba, Osprey, Florida, USA

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Condition

Largest spatula with small loss to lower tip; remaining 3 are intact. Each with softening to finer details, thick encrustations and patina, and abrasions and nicks. Nice patina throughout.