Mexican Brooch With Penate Statuette

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Object description :

"Mexican Brooch With Penate Statuette"

Charming brooch made in Mexico with a statuette from the Mixtec period, 14th-15th centuries AD. This statuette represents a penate, god of the Houses. It is set on a plate that could be copper and hemmed with a frieze that could be silver. This is an archaeological statuette with its original patina. The dimensions are for the brooch, penate dimensions below: Ht: 4.7 cm, lg: 1.1 cm, prof: 1.2 cm

Price: 180 €

Period: Before 16th century
Style: Tribal Art
Condition: Condition of use

Material: Stone
Width: 6 cm
Height: 5.1 cm
Depth: 1.5 cm

Reference: 1426514