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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]
ProvenanceFrom 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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From the private collection of Zelia Nuttall (1857-1933), American archaeologist and anthropologist; thence by descent to her granddaughter, Christine Mary Frederica Bulmer nee Laughton (1912-2000), via Zelia's daughter Nadine Nuttall Laughton (1882-1967). From the collection of Christine's niece, the late Gillian Bulmer (1935-20-21), Herefordshire, UK. Property of a Gloucestershire, UK, gentleman collector. Accompanied by a copy of a detailed signed statement of provenance. -
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From a family collection mostly formed in the 1940s-1950s, thence by descent. -
Pre-Columbian Colima Red Ware Frog Jar
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From a family collection mostly formed in the 1940s-1950s, thence by descent.
