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LOT 2230
Pre Columbian Colima Style Black Ware Smoking Pipe
EARLY 20TH CENTURY A.D.
5 1/2 in. (64 grams, 14 cm).
Modelled as a seated nude man in a relaxed pose, his right hand brought to his lips and left hand resting on his bent left knee, right leg extended and elongated to form the stem; the back hollowed-out to form the bowl. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired from older English collections via the UK art market since the mid 1970s.
From the private collection of Peran Dachinger, thence by descent.
From the family collection of a Maida Vale lady, UK.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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