Name: Gran Cocle Gold Creature Effigy Pendant Bell
Brand: Art for Eternity
SKU: 16545
Price: 3450.0 USD
Availability: InStock

Gran Cocle Gold Creature Effigy Pendant Bell - Art for Eternity

Diquis Figural Gold Pendant - Art for Eternity

$3,450.00

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Panama, Ca. 500 to 1520 AD.

A gold bell in the form of a turtle like creature with hollow dome body, flat horizontal flippers and tail. The head is in bird form with pellet eyes and slender beak. The hollow body has a free floating clapper. Loop hole for suspension on underside.

Dimension: Size 1-5/8 in L x 1-1/2 in W.; 18k; weight 18.8g.

The pendant is 18K gold piece as indicated by the XRF analysis report from Manhattan Gold & Silver Inc. The elemental composition shows 75.27% gold (Au), 4.10% silver (Ag), 20.47% copper (Cu), and 0.16% iron (Fe). The analysis was performed recently on December 23, 2024, using an ElvaX spectrometer.

Provenance: From the estate of Christian Illies (1947-2014), Opelika, Alabama who inherited the collection from his grandfather, Ferdinand Grebien (1877-1976). Christian Illies’ grandfather, Ferdinand Grebien was born in Austria in 1887 and arrived in Panama in 1911 to work on the construction of the canal. In Colon he founded Grebien, Martinz, a major private construction firm, (with more than 1000 employees) that went on to
build many major institutions in Panama, including the Municipal Palace of the District of Colon. Grebien was an avid lifelong collector of ancient Panamanian gold. We illustrate a black and white photo of Ferdinand Grebien displaying part of his gold collection at the 1964 World’s fair in NY.

All pieces are unconditionally guaranteed authentic and as described in perpetuity and have been legally acquired and imported in full accordance with U.S. and applicable foreign regulations regarding the movement and sale of antiquities.

A signed guarantee of authenticity with a description and photograph of the item(s) accompanies this object.

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Gran Cocle Gold Creature Effigy Pendant Bell

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