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LOT 2120
Pre-Columbian Chipiquaro Terracotta Figure
PRE-CLASSIC PERIOD, CIRCA 1200-500 B.C.
1 1/4 in. (55.5 grams total including stand, 33 mm).
Crouching figure with exaggerated facial features, pierced for suspension; mounted on a square stand with label 'Mexico. Tatilco/Chipiquaro Culture Pre-Classic 1200-500 BC. Ex Mr J. Hillenius Amsterdam Artist'. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of Mr J Hilenius, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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.
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Pre-Columbian Chipiquaro Terracotta Figure
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Crouching figure with exaggerated facial features, pierced for suspension; mounted on a square stand with label 'Mexico. Tatilco/Chipiquaro Culture Pre-Classic 1200-500 BC. Ex Mr J. Hillenius Amsterdam Artist'. 55.5 grams total including stand, 33 mm
From the private collection of Mr J Hilenius, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. 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. -
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