A fine Sinú Gold Bird Pendant, ca. 500 - 1000 CE Gods & Goddesses lot # 254 and Ex

lot # 254 and Ex

assembled their collection of Persian

using the traditional concentric circle and line design and diminishing square design in subtle and unusual color combinations

Said to be from an Old Belgium collection

A fine Sinú Gold Bird Pendant, ca. 500 - 1000 CE Gods & Goddesses lot # 254 and ExPerhaps more than any other Sin works of art, this charming figurative pendant offers a tantalizing glimpse into Sin cosmology and mythology as well as of their appreciation for the natural environment. With its outstretched wings, curved beak, and trapezoidal body, it displays a perfection and abstract purity of form. This archaic motif is based upon the powerful birds of prey (eagles, vultures, hawks, etc.) that signify shamanic power and supreme