Lot 1838
Group of Stone Celts. Pre-Columbian Panama, c. 100 BC. - 1000 AD. Mostly fashioned from schistose hardstones, in green, gray, and black colors, the pieces display a combination of knapping technique along with some grinding/shaping, and then polished frontal cutting edges. One piece, a hammer stone, in a basalt, ground to a narrow conical shape, with grooved waist. All intact and very fine, with the usual blemishes derived from use. Lengths: 3-5/8" - 5-1/". Lot of 5 items.
Estimated Value $400 - 500.
These objects were formerly in the collection of Panamanian dictator General Omar Torrijos, killed in a plane crash in Panama in 1981. It was with Torrijos that President Jimmy Carter negotiated the Panama Canal Treaty, returning the Canal to complete Panamanian sovereignty.
The artifacts were given by Torrijos to his secretary, who later immigrated to the U.S. and sold them to our consignor. Some photocopies of contemporary photos and articles related to Torrijos" death and funeral are included with the lot.
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