Brooch - Latin America (Mexico or the Andean region, folk art inspired by pre-Columbian culture) - Mexico (No reserve price)
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Pre-Columbian-inspired Mixteca/Aztec style brooch in silvered/gilded metal with malachite and lapis-lazuli inlays, 17 g, 4.9 cm by 4.6 cm, originating from Mexico, dating to the second half of the 20th century, with a screw-back fixing.
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Description from the seller
Brooch / Insignia of Pre-Columbian Popular Art (Mixtec/Aztec Style) – Inlay of Hard Stones (Malachite and Lapis-Lazuli)
A superb jewelry piece or figurative badge of popular art inspired by Pre-Columbian cultures (Mixtec or Aztec style), depicting two heads of serpents or mythological dragons facing off on a stylized body. The piece is finely crafted in white and gold-toned metal, adorned with a rich mosaic of natural hard-stone micro-inlays (primarily green malachite and touches of blue lapis lazuli).
The smooth back features a threaded stem with a fixing screw, indicating that this is a decorative reverse badge or an ornamental pin of meticulous artistic craftsmanship (commonly produced in the 20th century in the Mexican lapidary tradition or the South American Taxco school).
Technical specifications
Origin: Latin America (Mexico or Andean region, popular art inspired by Pre-Columbian traditions)
Era: second half of the 20th century
Dimensions: 4.9 cm long by 4.6 cm wide
Weight: 17 g
Materials: Metal (silvered/gilded alloy), malachite and lapis lazuli inlays (crushed/set)
Condition
Face: Overall excellent condition. The hard-stone mosaic is well stabilized and complete, with superb shades of green and blue. Minor micro-scratches from use.
Back & Fixing: Sound metal bearing the original screw-fixation system, traces of natural surface oxidation at the central weld.
Brooch / Insignia of Pre-Columbian Popular Art (Mixtec/Aztec Style) – Inlay of Hard Stones (Malachite and Lapis-Lazuli)
A superb jewelry piece or figurative badge of popular art inspired by Pre-Columbian cultures (Mixtec or Aztec style), depicting two heads of serpents or mythological dragons facing off on a stylized body. The piece is finely crafted in white and gold-toned metal, adorned with a rich mosaic of natural hard-stone micro-inlays (primarily green malachite and touches of blue lapis lazuli).
The smooth back features a threaded stem with a fixing screw, indicating that this is a decorative reverse badge or an ornamental pin of meticulous artistic craftsmanship (commonly produced in the 20th century in the Mexican lapidary tradition or the South American Taxco school).
Technical specifications
Origin: Latin America (Mexico or Andean region, popular art inspired by Pre-Columbian traditions)
Era: second half of the 20th century
Dimensions: 4.9 cm long by 4.6 cm wide
Weight: 17 g
Materials: Metal (silvered/gilded alloy), malachite and lapis lazuli inlays (crushed/set)
Condition
Face: Overall excellent condition. The hard-stone mosaic is well stabilized and complete, with superb shades of green and blue. Minor micro-scratches from use.
Back & Fixing: Sound metal bearing the original screw-fixation system, traces of natural surface oxidation at the central weld.
Details
Era
1900-2000
Metal
Metal (silver/gold alloy), malachite and lapis lazuli inlays, crushed/set
Total weight
17 g
Condition
Good condition - used with some signs of wear
Ethnic group/culture
Latin America (Mexico or the Andean region, folk art inspired by pre-Columbian culture)
Designer/artist/maker
Mixteèque / Aztèque
Country of origin
Mexico
Width
4.6 cm
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