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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 Aztec Obsidian Blades and Core Group
Circa 14th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Including microlith blades and facetted core. 90 grams total, 28-86 mm
Acquired from Ray Fitzgerald, 11th May 1979. From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; with collection no.AZ5; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent. -
Pre-Columbian Chupicuaro Net-Painted Red Ware Bowl
Pre-Classic Period, 3rd century B.C.-3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
With painted segmented band to the sidewall,hatched rectangular panels with interstitial blocks. 384 grams, 14.2 cm
From a family collection mostly formed in the 1940s-1950s, thence by descent. -
Pre-Columbian Black Ware Stirrup Jar
Chimu Culture, 12th-15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £312
A grey-black burnished ceramic bottle formed as four conjoined gourds and arched stirrup neck; kneeling figure holding spout. 679 grams, 23 cm
From a family collection mostly formed in the 1940s-1950s, thence by descent.
