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BOX 5038
114 37 Stockholm
All auctions / Jewelry & Gems / Two Moche High Quality Gold & Silver Tweezers
Pre-Columbian, Peru, Moche to Chimu culture, ca. 700 to 1450 CE. A pair of tweezers hammered and shaped from thin sheets of tumbaga, a gold-silver and copper alloy. Each piece features a folded upper section, pierced for attachment, allowing them to be worn as personal ornaments as well as functional tools. The broad, teardrop-shaped bodies taper to fine gripping ends, demonstrating careful shaping and control of the metal. Size of largest: 1.5" L x 0.8" W (3.8 cm x 2 cm); smallest: 0.9" L x 0.4" W (2.3 cm x 1 cm); silver quality: 50.8% to 56.4%; gold quality: 36.9% to 44.2% (equivalent to 8K+ to 10K+); total combined weights: 4.8 grams Item # 201904
Estimate:$250
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