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LOT 2337
Pre-Columbian Inca Painted Wood Kero with Figures
POST CONQUEST, CIRCA 1550-1640 A.D.
5 3/4 in. (335 grams, 14.5 cm).
Carved with bell-shaped base and broad flared stem, horizontal incised rings. slightly rounded rim; bands of painted hatching and geometric motifs to the mouth, foot and shoulder, frieze of profile human figures among fronds and other vegetation. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a private New York City collection.
Ex Artemis Gallery, Louisville, Colorado, USA, 26 June 2017.
From a family collection of a North American gentleman living in the UK.
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