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LOT 2347
Pre-Columbian Carved Stone Plaque
CIRCA 1ST MILLENNIUM A.D.
8 7/8 in. (3 kg, 22.5 cm).
Discoid in plan with raised bae, upper face carved with central hatched panel, radiating hatched arms and chevrons to the spandrels. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
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