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LOT 2344
Pre-Columbian Maya Stone Plaque with Opposing Figures
CLASSIC PERIOD, 3RD-9TH CENTURY A.D.
6 1/8 in. (571 grams, 15.5 cm (663 grams total including stand)).
Scene carved in low-relief comprising a male figure in profile wearing an elaborate segmented headdress, his right arm wearing a bracelet raised towards a profile figure with spiral bands on his headdress, short angled body with foot; hatched field between; traces of old glue to reverse; mounted on a display stand. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a family collection mostly formed in the 1940s-1950s, thence by descent.
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Pre-Columbian Maya Stone Plaque with Figure
Classic Period, 3rd-9th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
Triangular in profile with rounded angles, obverse with reserved face in profile with nose and mouth forming one angle, single reserved eye, headdress with drilled pellets and reserved billets; reverse unworked. 167 grams, 11 cm
From a family collection mostly formed in the 1940s-1950s, thence by descent. -
Large Pre Columbian Colima Obsidian Spearhead
Circa 300 B.C.-300 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £585
Finely knapped and polished triangular two-edged spearhead with lentoid-section tang; mounted on a custom-made stand. 266 grams, 25.7 cm (577 grams total 24.2 cm high including stand)
Acquired between the 1950s-1960s. Ex Dr David Harner collection, Springdale, Arkansas, USA. Private collection, Fayetteville. with Artemis Gallery, 9 February 2021. Private collection, London. -
Large Pre Columbian Chupicuaro Burnished Redware Bowl
Pre-Classic Period, 3rd century B.C.-3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
With rounded underside, deep carinated profile, flared rim. 1.11 kg, 23 cm wide
From a family collection mostly formed in the 1940s-1950s, thence by descent.
