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LOT 2239
Pre Columbian Black Ware Vessel with Monkeys
CHIMU CULTURE, 10TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
8 3/8 in. (760 grams, 21.2 cm wide).
Hollow-formed with narrow base funicular mouth with loop handle; modelled as two monkeys copulating, the upper biting the neck of the lower. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 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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Chimu Culture, 10th-15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Bulbous body with splayed foot, wide handle set between the two long spouts, an applied frog beneath each spot and a human-headed long-tailed figure atop the handle; the body divided into four quadrants with deeply incised lines, and the foot with deeply incised dimples. 610 grams, 18.5 cm high
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. -
Pre Columbian Jadeite and Gold Bead Necklace
Early 20th century A.D. or earlierSold for (Inc. bp): £143
Restrung group of oblate, polyhedral and other beads with interstitial spacer beads and hollow sheet-gold fusiform beads; centrepiece an anthropomorphic pendant. 52 grams, 64 cm
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. -
Pre Columbian Jadeite Bead Necklace
Early 20th century A.D. or earlierSold for (Inc. bp): £312
Restrung group of mainly annular and oblate beads with two large fusiform beads and a D-section anthropomorphic centrepiece. 120 grams, 66 cm
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.
