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LOT 2235
Pre Columbian Colima Style Terracotta Animal Figure
20TH CENTURY A.D. OR EARLIER
4 3/4 in. (536 grams, 12.1cm).
A mythical animal modelled with a short trunk and wide ears, large almond-shaped eyes and a fan-like tail. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired 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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