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LOT 2299
Pre-Columbian Mayan Polychrome Pottery Dish
CIRCA 7TH-8TH CENTURY A.D.
15 3/8 in. (2.7 kg, 39 cm wide).
Composed of a shallow body and a small loop handle to the rim, the upper face with geometric decoration in red and black. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From an old Hampshire, UK, family collection.
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