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Pre Columbian Black Ware Anthropomorphic Vessel Pre Columbian Black Ware Anthropomorphic Vessel Pre Columbian Black Ware Anthropomorphic Vessel
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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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LOT 2250

Pre Columbian Black Ware Anthropomorphic Vessel

Sold for (Inc. bp): £111

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