A VENEZUELA LARGE STONE WINGED PENDANT

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A VENEZUELA LARGE STONE WINGED PENDANT
Of mottled green and cream stone, the central squared flange pierced twice for suspension
39.5cm. wide

Special notice

Christie's charge a buyer's premium of 20.825% of the hammer price for lots with values up to NLG 200,000. If the hammer price exceeds the NLG 200,000 then the premium is calculated at 20.825% of the first NLG 200,000 plus 11.9% of any amount in excess of NLG 200,000.

Lot Essay

Cf. Les Figurines Trujillo/Timoto-Cuica et la Culture de la Chauve-Souris dans les Andes Venezueliennes, Geneva, 1995, p.20, fig.4, where the author suggests that such ornaments represent a bat with outspread wings

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