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English: Shell pectoral with a dignitary, Maya culture, Late Classical period, 550–950 CE.
Français : Pectoral en coquillage représentant un dignitaire, culture Maya, classique récent, 550-950 apr. J.-C.
Date between 550 and 950 AD
Medium carved seashell
Dimensions length: 10 cm (3.9 in)
dimensions QS:P2043,10U174728
Object history
  • circa 1960
    date QS:P,+1960-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
    : purchased by AnonymousUnknown author, United States of America
  • 21 November 2006: purchased by AnonymousUnknown author, France at the sale of the collection of AnonymousUnknown author, United States of America at Christie's, New York City, lot no. 179
  • 30 October 2019: sale of the collection of AnonymousUnknown author, France at Christie's, Paris, lot no. 35, unsold
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  • Sotheby's, Le Soleil de nuit, trésors précolombiens d'une grande collection française, Paris, 30 octobre 2019, auction catalogue, lot no.26, p.76–7
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