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LOT 2251

Pre Columbian Jadeite Face Group

EARLY 20TH CENTURY A.D. OR EARLIER

1 3/4 - 2 3/8 in. (287 grams total, 45-62 mm).

Including a D-shaped plaque with pierced nose, a Maya style small mask and another face-shaped plaque. [3, 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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LOT 2251

Pre Columbian Jadeite Face Group

Sold for (Inc. bp): £286

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