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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 Rattle-Legged Tripod Bowl
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From a family collection mostly formed in the 1940s-1950s, thence by descent. -
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