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LOT 2416
Pre-Columbian Nazca Terracotta Bowl With Arrow Design
4TH-6TH CENTURY A.D. OR EARLIER
5 7/8 in. (263 grams, 15 cm).
'Bell-shaped' bowl with rounded base, the exterior decorated with a polychrome geometric scheme including arrows, circumferential bands and quartered panels. [No Reserve]
ProvenancePrivate U.K. family collection formed in the early 1970s.
The property of Mr and Mrs P.R. of East Sussex.
Thence by descent to family members.
See Pimentel, V., Peru, Kingdoms of the Sun and the Moon, 5 Continents, Milan, 2014, for a range of Nazca vessels.
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