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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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Broad elongated body with flat base, trumpet-shaped muth and strap handle,; body ornamented with gouged dimples to shoulders, sidewall and underside; old inked collector's number 'M.M- / SM.1'; applied collector's label 'IN/723' and remains of an older label. 280 grams, 12 cm
From a family collection mostly formed in the 1940s-1950s, thence by descent. -
Pre-Columbian Colima Red Ware Frog Jar
1st century B.C.-mid 3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £351
Biconvex inprofile with broad base and flared neck; lateral ledge handles each with applied modelling to the shoulder representing a frog with splayed legs. 680 grams, 18.5 cm wide
From a family collection mostly formed in the 1940s-1950s, thence by descent. -
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Circa 1st millennium A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Discoid in plan with raised bae, upper face carved with central hatched panel, radiating hatched arms and chevrons to the spandrels. 3 kg, 22.5 cm
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.
