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Up for sale is a beautiful vintage Pre-Columbian style replica figurine attributed to the Colombian design house, Galeria Cano (La Cano). This miniature sculpture carries wonderful museum provenance: Galeria Cano famously partnered with The Metropolitan Museum of Art (The Met) in New York to handcraft authorized reproductions of ancient Pre-Columbian gold treasures from the museum\'s permanent collection to be sold in The Met Store.
This specific piece is a highly stylized representation of an ancient Zenú (Sinú) culture bird staff finial, featuring a prominent decorative crest and a long downward-curving beak reminiscent of a South American wetland Ibis or waterbird.
Size, Weight & Scale:
This is an elegant, delicate miniature desktop display piece that comfortably fits right in the palm of your hand. It is quite lightweight, weighing in at approximately 94.8 grams (3.3 oz). It makes a magnificent desktop accent, bookshelf display piece, or addition to an ethnographic or historical art collection.
Material & Hallmark Disclosure:
• Figurine: Cast metal with a beautiful, bright gold-toned / brass finish. Please note that this piece does not have any visible maker marks or metal stamps. While historically these museum replicas were often 24K gold-plated over a base brass alloy, the exact metal composition/plating of this specific unmarked figurine is unverified. It is being sold strictly as a high-quality, lightweight gold-tone decorative piece.
• Base: Mounted securely to a solid, smooth hardwood block base with a rich grain finish.
