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LOT 2595
Pre-Columbian Olmec Stone Mask
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. OR LATER
4 3/8 in. (426 grams, 11.1 cm).
Carved with voids to the open mouth and eyes, four lateral attachment points.
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market in the early 2000s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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Plano-convex in profile with incised segmented cross to underside. 30.2 grams, 39 mm
Acquired from Coincraft, London, UK. From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent. Accompanied by a Coincraft certificate of authenticity. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Pre-Columbian Inca Artefact Collection
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Mixed group including an embroidered textile fragments, and tassel with decorative band. 29 grams total, 18.5-44 cm
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Cut from a sheet of silver with repoussé pellets for eyes and skin texture; four short legs each with a circular perforation for attachment; probably Vicús Culture with Moche influence. 0.77 grams, 41 mm
André Lorenceau (b.1930-d.2019), Baselland; collected between 1960s-2000. Since then in the family. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
