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LOT 2597
Pre-Columbian Inca Artefact Collection
15TH-16TH CENTURY A.D.
7 1/4 - 17 1/4 in. (29 grams total, 18.5-44 cm).
Mixed group including an embroidered textile fragments, and tassel with decorative band. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired in the 1940s-1950s.
Ex Hiller collection; thence by descent.
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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Pre-Columbian Artefact Collection
Circa 14th-16th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Including ceramic spindle whorls, bone spindle and other items. 369 grams total, 4.1-25.7 cm
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Pre-Columbian Olmec Stone Mask
1st millennium B.C. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £1,235
Carved with voids to the open mouth and eyes, four lateral attachment points. 426 grams, 11.1 cm
Acquired on the UK art market in the early 2000s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Pre-Columbian Ceramic Erotic Vessel
Chimu, 9th-15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Ovaloid body with a line of geometric decoration supporting an embracing couple engaged in coitus, conical tapering neck with some chips to the rim. 402 grams, 15.2 cm
From the private family collection of Ersula Barter-Hemmerich, the longest serving member of staff working at the United Nations, her private collection formed in the 1950s and 1960s; thence by descent to her grandson. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
