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LOT 2341
Pre-Columbian Inca Fabric Fragments
15TH-16TH CENTURY A.D.
17 - 24 3/8 in. (22 grams total, 43-62 cm).
Comprising decorative fragments with a tasselled edge on one side and the other edge with a crenellated border. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired in the 1940s-1950s.
Ex Hiller collection; thence by descent.
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Pre-Columbian Veracruz Smiling Terracotta Figure
Circa 800-1200 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £416
A classic, smiling hollow-formed standing nude apart from a loincloth and a collar with amulets; broad brow-band with low-relief ornament; holes to reverse; repaired. 364 grams, 22 cm
From an old Pre-Columbian collection. Believed to be ex Christie's, London, 17 October 1996, no.72A (part). From the private collection of a North West London gentleman.
These figures known as smiling figures from the Veracruz are associated with religious ceremonies and were often purposefully broken prior to burial. -
Pre-Columbian Terracotta Figural Group
Circa 800-1200 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
Comprising: hollow-formed Veracruz ceramic head with rumbler mounted on a wooden stand with old collector's label 'Pre-Columbian Head of an Idol of Tag Totonoca Culture (A.D.800-1200) Smiling Head is generally found around Merida Mexico'; disembodied head with broad triangular headdress on tripod; tubular jar with applied facial detailing. 401 grams total, 9.4-13.2 cm including stand
From an old Pre-Columbian collection. One with Christie's label, London, 17 October 1996, no.72A(part). From the private collection of a North West London gentleman. -
Pre-Columbian Inca Fabric Fragments
15th-16th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Comprising decorative fragments with a tasselled edge on one side and the other edge with a crenellated border. 22 grams total, 43-62 cm
Acquired in the 1940s-1950s. Ex Hiller collection; thence by descent.
