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LOT 2359
Pre-Columbian Chupicuaro Painted Terracotta Vessel with Loop Handles
PRE-CLASSIC PERIOD, 3RD CENTURY B.C.-3RD CENTURY A.D.
1- 1/4 in. (1.34 kg, 26 cm wide).
Biconvex in profile with broad tubular mouth, lateral lop handles to the equator; shoulder with painted geometric designs. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From a family collection mostly formed in the 1940s-1950s, thence by descent.
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LOT 2359
Pre-Columbian Chupicuaro Painted Terracotta Vessel with Loop Handles
Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
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