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LOT 2227

Pre-Columbian Nazca Ceramic Vessel

250-500 A.D.

7 1/8 in. (525 grams, 18 cm high).

With everted rim, polychrome painted frieze to the neck depicting earth monsters, stylised cacti below; chipped and cracked; accompanied by a display base. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Ex Alan Cherry, Bournemouth, UK.
Acquired in the 1990s.
From a Norfolk, UK, private collection.

CONDITION

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LOT 2227

Pre-Columbian Nazca Ceramic Vessel

Sold for (Inc. bp): £312

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