Sold for:
$5,925
$5,925
Pair of Prehistoric Carved Stone Ear Spools, Mississippian period, Le Flore County, Oklahoma, c. 1200-1400 A.D., the thin round forms with relief-carved six-point star devices on the front and projecting crescent shapes for attachment on the reverse, dia. 3 5/8 in. Exhibitions: Hero, Hawk, and Open Hand, November 20, 2004-January 30, 2005, Art Institute of Chicago; Saint Louis Art Museum; Smithsonian Institution; National Museum of Natural History, Washington, D.C. Literature: Townsend and Walker, Hero, Hawk, and Open Hand , Art Institute of Chicago, p. 244, catalogue number 164, fig. 30.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2009-01-24
