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LOT 2250
Pre Columbian Black Ware Anthropomorphic Vessel
CHIMU CULTURE, 10TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
4 3/4 in. (493 grams, 12 cm wide).
Of squat bulbous profile with raised dome at the apex, facial details and low rim to the mouth. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired from older English collections via the UK art market since the mid 1970s.
From the private collection of Peran Dachinger, thence by descent.
From the family collection of a Maida Vale lady, UK.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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