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Condition: The mirror is intact and in very good condition overall
the lower register showing Harpokrates with Hathor cows flanking a lotus
Provenance: Private collection of Mr and Mrs Broukal
with its delicate perfume
guaranteed the survival of the deceased's name for all eternity
An impressive Andesite Human Trophy Head, Costa Rica, ca. 1000 - 1500 CE Chains - 18K Yellow Gold Condition: The mirror is intactDisembodied human heads are ubiquitous in the Pre Columbian iconography of Costa Rica and neighboring areas of Panama. Accounts make it clear that indigenous peoples practiced taking and displaying human heads as trophies. In this volcanic stone example, the closed eyes and slack mouth suggest death, while the close fitting cap of geometric design may be of fiber as the form suggests twisted cords or a rattan like material. It was thought that taking
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