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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]
ProvenanceEx Alan Cherry, Bournemouth, UK.
Acquired in the 1990s.
From a Norfolk, UK, private collection.
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Pre-Columbian Wari Painted Ceramic Jug
Circa 900 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
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Ex Alan Cherry, Bournemouth, UK. Acquired in the 1990s. From a Norfolk, UK, private collection. -
Pre-Columbian Stone Arrowhead Collection
Circa 2nd-7th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
Comprising bifacial knapped arrowheads with two long and short leaf-shaped types in chert and a leaf-shaped type with deeply serrated edge in orange quartzite. 30 grams total, 49-82 mm
Private UK family collection formed in the early 1970s. The property of Mr and Mrs P R of East Sussex. Thence by descent to family members.
