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Copulating predatory cats
Probably Tairona, Colombia circa 1200 AD. Tumbaga. Two mating predators, decorated with braided chains and spiral-like decoration.
L 10, W 4 cm. 98 g.
Examination report: Prof. Dr. Ernst-Ludwig Richter, Staatliche Akademie der Bildenden Künste, Stuttgart, 04.02.1991, in copy. Spectral-analytical examination of a sample of 16 gold objects from the private collection K., in which the dating circa 1200 AD was corroborated.
Provenance: according to the consignor purchased in the art trade before 1990; since then private collection K., Freiburg i.Br.

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