Paracas Nazca Sheet Gold Crown with Hummingbirds
Updated August 26, 2026
This auction ended on September 15, 2026.
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| Lot number | 0197 |
| Estimate | $15,000 - $18,000 |
| Opening bid | $9,000 |
| Auction | DAY 1 Pre-Columbian, Native American, Fossils |
| Date | September 15, 2026 at 11:00 AM EDT |
| Auction house | Artemis Fine Arts |
| Location | Louisville, Colorado |
Pre-Columbian, Peru, Paracas / Nazca, south coast, 500 BCE. A broad diadem of hammered sheet gold, its waisted band worked in dense rows of repousse bosses that catch light like a field of beaten

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