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LOT 2127
Pre-Columbian Nazca Terracotta Stirrup-Spout Vessel with Feline
3RD-6TH CENTURY A.D.
7 1/4 in. (529 grams, 18.5 cm high).
Featuring two tapering cylindrical necks joined by a curved handle and decorated with two felines each with the tongue extended and with exaggerated whiskers and eyebrows. [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.
Cf. The Metropolitan Museum, accession number 67.167.42 and 64.228.68, for similar; Sotheby’s New York, Pre-Columbian Art, November 1997, no.6, for an almost identical example.
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LOT 2127
Pre-Columbian Nazca Terracotta Stirrup-Spout Vessel with Feline
Sold for (Inc. bp): £520
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Pre-Columbian Nazca Terracotta Stirrup-Spout Vessel with Feline
3rd-6th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £520
Featuring two tapering cylindrical necks joined by a curved handle and decorated with two felines each with the tongue extended and with exaggerated whiskers and eyebrows. 529 grams, 18.5 cm high
Private 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.
