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LOT 2232
Pre-Columbian Chimu Terracotta Animal Oil Lamp
11TH-13TH CENTURY A.D.
5 1/2 in. (190 grams, 14 cm).
Possibly formed as a bird standing with wings folded, large head with pierced eye, hole to centre of the back and to the tail; vessel foot to base. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired 1970s onwards.
Private collection of Michael O'Hara, Cambridgeshire, UK.
Ex private collection of Benjamin Hyde-Smith, Hertfordshire, UK.
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