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LOT 2415

Sold for (Inc. bp): £78

PRE-COLUMBIAN CHIMU TERRACOTTA ANTHROPOMORPHIC VESSEL
CIRCA 800 B.C. OR LATER
4 3/4 in. (155 grams, 12.3 cm).

Fusiform in profile with flared rim, lateral strap handles, applied facial details. [No Reserve]

PROVENANCE:
From 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.

CONDITION
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