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LOT 2333
Pre-Columbian Aztec Rattle-Legged Tripod Bowl
12TH-14TH CENTURY A.D.
5 5/8 in. (358 grams, 14.2 cm wide).
Broad dish with three radiating stub legs, central tondo with reserved star pattern, outer band of spirals and interlocking triangles; the legs hollow-formed with inclusions to form a rattle. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a family collection mostly formed in the 1940s-1950s, thence by descent.
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Pre-Columbian Black Ware Vessel with Birds
Chimu Culture, 12th-15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £390
With domed body and pointed underside,broad trumpet-shaped mouth, trapezoidal panels to the shoulder with pounced texture and reserved profile bird; with custom-made display stand. 648 grams, 18 cm (679 grams total, 23 cm high including stand)
From a family collection mostly formed in the 1940s-1950s, thence by descent. -
Pre-Columbian Stone Valdivia Idol
Circa 2500 B.C. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £1,040
Tongue-shaped in plan with low-relief carved detailing, segmented body and face; repaired. 77 0 grams, 21.4 cm
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
These abstract idols represent some of the earliest art forms in Ecuador. -
Large Pre Columbian Colima Obsidian Spearhead
Circa 300 B.C.-300 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £585
Finely knapped and polished triangular two-edged spearhead with lentoid-section tang; mounted on a custom-made stand. 266 grams, 25.7 cm (577 grams total 24.2 cm high including stand)
Acquired between the 1950s-1960s. Ex Dr David Harner collection, Springdale, Arkansas, USA. Private collection, Fayetteville. with Artemis Gallery, 9 February 2021. Private collection, London.
