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LOT 2235
Moche Replica Stirrup Vessel
20TH CENTURY A.D.
8 in. (748 grams, 20.5 cm high).
Featuring a round-section doughnut-shaped body, stirrup type neck and mouth and incised stylised serpent motifs. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Private U.K. family collection formed in the early 1970s.
The property of Mr and Mrs P.R. of East Sussex.
Thence by descent to family members.
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