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LOT 2121

Pre-Columbian Chimu Terracotta Monkey Vessel

CIRCA 900-1470 A.D.

6 3/4 in. (631 grams, 17 cm high).

Ceramic bulbous gourd pot with tubular neck, high-relief monkey body with head modelled in the round; neck restored. [No Reserve]

Provenance

From UK collection, acquired before 1960.
With Kenneth Mackay, Tribalartantiques.com, London, N22, UK, in 2015.
From the private collection of Mr A Hills, Kent, UK.

Accompanied by a copy of a certificate of authenticity from Kenneth Mackay.

CONDITION

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LOT 2121

Pre-Columbian Chimu Terracotta Monkey Vessel

Sold for (Inc. bp): £169

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