Pre-Columbian, Inca, Peru
1400 AD
Copper
Diameter 5½ in. (14 cm) each
Provenance: Ladislas and Helena Segy, New York, acquired in the 1950s; Arte Primitivo, New York, October 1, 2014, Lot 509; Private Collection, Honolulu, Hawaii
Inca copper axe heads of this star or radial form were produced across the Andean highlands and coastal regions as both functional weapons and prestige objects, with copper serving as a material of significant value in the Inca economy and symbolic system. This pair retains a green patina consistent with age and burial, and the matched set represents an unusual survival of two examples together from the same collection history. The Segy provenance and the 2014 Arte Primitivo auction record give the pair a fully documented ownership chain spanning over six decades.
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Pre-Columbian, Inca, Peru
1400 AD
Copper
Diameter 5½ in. (14 cm) each
Provenance: Ladislas and Helena Segy, New York, acquired in the 1950s; Arte Primitivo, New York, October 1, 2014, Lot 509; Private Collection, Honolulu, Hawaii
Inca copper axe heads of this star or radial form were produced across the Andean highlands and coastal regions as both functional weapons and prestige objects, with copper serving as a material of significant value in the Inca economy and symbolic system. This pair retains a green patina consistent with age and burial, and the matched set represents an unusual survival of two examples together from the same collection history. The Segy provenance and the 2014 Arte Primitivo auction record give the pair a fully documented ownership chain spanning over six decades.
We ship free anywhere in the world, fully insured, packed by hand.
