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LOT 2246
Pre Columbian Jalisco Polychrome Terracotta Figure
100 B.C.-250 A.D.
5 3/4 in. (164 grams, 14.5 cm).
A Jalisco sheepface figure modelled with exaggerated features, painted loincloth around the waist and a beaded necklace draped around the neck, the head adorned with large discoid earrings and a tall headdress. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 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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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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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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