Sale 5080
Paris
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20 November 2003
Price realised
EUR 5,288
Estimate
This Lot has no reserve
CHEMISE Chimu-Inca, vers 1400-1532 après J.C. Chemise pour enfant en coton noir recouvert le long du cou d'une série de plaques en argent "repoussé", bordée de plumes oranges et jaunes, avec une attache en argent à la base. 72 x 37 cm
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Exhibited
Paris, Maison de l'Amérique Latine, Plumes d'éternité, Parures funéraires de l'Ancien Pérou, Collection Georges Halphen, 22 Mai - 17 Juillet 2003, page 54-55, ill. 15.
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CHIMU/INCA SHIRT CA. A.D. 1400-1532 CITES request is in process.
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