Consulter la cote et le prix de Taino Greenstone Celt W/ Handle

Description : Pre-Columbian, Dominican Republic, Taino or Ciboney peoples, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. A hand-carved greenstone celt of a paddle-shaped form exhibiting dark inclusions within the forest green matrix. The tool features a petaloid head with an acute edge along the outermost periphery as well as a tapered conical handle. The Yoruba African people that the Spanish brought as slaves to the Caribbean found these stones in fields and linked them to the Yoruba deity Shango (sometimes Chango) because of their thunderbolt shape. Size: 7.875 L x 2.5 W (20 cm x 6.4 cm) Provenance: private Kansas City, Missouri, USA collection, ex-John Townsend collection, formed in the 1970's and earlier All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm. Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping. #161908
Prix: 442.75 USD 🔓Accès libre sans carte bancaire.
Estimations(basse-haute) : 600 USD-900 USD 🔓Accès libre sans carte bancaire.

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