Moche Gold Repousse Disc Ornaments - Art for Eternity
Moche Gold Repousse Disc Ornaments - Art for Eternity
Moche Gold Repousse Disc Ornaments - Art for Eternity
Moche Gold Repousse Disc Ornaments - Art for Eternity
Moche Gold Repousse Disc Ornaments - Art for Eternity
Moche Gold Repousse Disc Ornaments - Art for Eternity
Moche Gold Repousse Disc Ornaments - Art for Eternity
Moche Gold Repousse Disc Ornaments - Art for Eternity
Moche Gold Repousse Disc Ornaments - Art for Eternity
Moche Gold Repousse Disc Ornaments - Art for Eternity
Moche Gold Repousse Disc Ornaments - Art for Eternity
Moche Gold Repousse Disc Ornaments - Art for Eternity
Moche Gold Repousse Disc Ornaments - Art for Eternity
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Moche Gold Repousse Disc Ornaments - Art for Eternity
Moche Gold Repousse Disc Ornaments - Art for Eternity
Moche Gold Repousse Disc Ornaments - Art for Eternity
Moche Gold Repousse Disc Ornaments - Art for Eternity
Moche Gold Repousse Disc Ornaments - Art for Eternity
Moche Gold Repousse Disc Ornaments - Art for Eternity
Moche Gold Repousse Disc Ornaments - Art for Eternity
Moche Gold Repousse Disc Ornaments - Art for Eternity
Moche Gold Repousse Disc Ornaments - Art for Eternity
Moche Gold Repousse Disc Ornaments - Art for Eternity
Moche Gold Repousse Disc Ornaments - Art for Eternity
Moche Gold Repousse Disc Ornaments - Art for Eternity
Moche Gold Repousse Disc Ornaments - Art for Eternity
Gran Cocle Gold Avian - Art for Eternity
Moche Gold Repousse Disc Ornaments - Art for Eternity
Moche Gold Repousse Disc Ornaments - Art for Eternity Moche Gold Repousse Disc Ornaments - Art for Eternity Moche Gold Repousse Disc Ornaments - Art for Eternity Moche Gold Repousse Disc Ornaments - Art for Eternity Moche Gold Repousse Disc Ornaments - Art for Eternity Moche Gold Repousse Disc Ornaments - Art for Eternity Moche Gold Repousse Disc Ornaments - Art for Eternity Moche Gold Repousse Disc Ornaments - Art for Eternity Moche Gold Repousse Disc Ornaments - Art for Eternity Moche Gold Repousse Disc Ornaments - Art for Eternity Moche Gold Repousse Disc Ornaments - Art for Eternity Moche Gold Repousse Disc Ornaments - Art for Eternity Moche Gold Repousse Disc Ornaments - Art for Eternity Gran Cocle Gold Avian - Art for Eternity

Moche Gold Repousse Disc Ornaments

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South America, Circa 100 to 600 CE

Matched pair of large hollow spools, each decorated in relief with complex iconography consisting of Wrinkle face deity and warriors in a procession with nude captives. They hold shields and mace with banners. Fine stipple band at border edge and behind.  Size  7.2 cm Diam.; 2-7/8 inches Diam.; + custom mount. Based on the XRF elemental analysis and visual characteristics, this composition reveals:
85.27% gold (Au)
6.42% silver (Ag)
7.21% copper (Cu)
1.10% iron (Fe)
Classified as 20.4K gold
weight 29g. together

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.

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