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LOT 2354
Pre-Columbian Colima Red Ware Frog Jar
1ST CENTURY B.C.-MID 3RD CENTURY A.D.
7 1/4 in. (680 grams, 18.5 cm wide).
Biconvex inprofile with broad base and flared neck; lateral ledge handles each with applied modelling to the shoulder representing a frog with splayed legs. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a family collection mostly formed in the 1940s-1950s, thence by descent.
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