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LOT 2753
Pre-Columbian Painted Terracotta Handled Jar
CARCHI CULTURE, CIRCA 800-1500 A.D.
4 1/4 in. (227 grams, 10.9 cm).
Squat and biconvex in profile with flared rim to the mouth and loop; painted chevron designs to the shoulder. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market since the 1990s.
From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman; thence by descent.
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LOT 2753
Pre-Columbian Painted Terracotta Handled Jar
Estimate £40 - 60€46 - 70 (for guidance only)$54 - 81 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Large Pre-Columbian Stone Macehead
Chavin Culture, circa 900-250 B.C.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Central socket with flared sidewalls, six irregularly placed radiating spikes. 625 grams, 12 cm
Ex private Derby Pre Columbian collection. Acquired on the UK art market since the 1990s. From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman; thence by descent. -
Pre-Columbian Ceramic Maya Dignitary Figure
Circa 400-700 A.D.Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Hollow-formed terracotta dignitary figure with raised detail including an elaborate headdress and annular earrings, beaded collar and mantle with hands protruding beneath; reverse with vertical banding; supplied with a custom-made stand. 304 grams total, 15.8 cm including stand
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a Suffolk, UK, gentleman.
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Olmec Jade Circular Pendant with Transformation Deity
Southern Mexico to Guatemala, circa 900-400 B.C. or laterEstimate: £4,000 - 6,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £2,000
Large and circular in profile with carved head and body of a deity with the body of a jaguar and the head of a human, facing with emphasised hair and ears; old inked legend 'GHI.002'; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 309 grams total, pendant: 58.6 mm
Ex William and Carol Thbadeau, acquired 1960s-1980s. Ex private collection, Georgia, USA. Ex Americas Artifacts, Roswell, GA, USA. with Artemis Gallery, 28 November 2016. Private collection, London, UK. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.13463-262416.
The 'transformation figure' is the art-historical name given to the 'were-jaguar' combination of human and feline attributes, probably a shaman in the process of adopting his spirit animal persona.
