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LOT 2229

Sold for (Inc. bp): £286

PRE COLUMBIAN JADEITE FACE COLLECTION
EARLY 20TH CENTURY A.D. OR EARLIER
5/8 - 1 3/8 in. (84 grams total, 16-36 mm).

Including a D-shaped Mezcala style mask with horizontal gusset to the brow, a Maya mask with classic ear spools, and other items. [7, 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.

CONDITION
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