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LOT 2236
Pre Columbian Polychrome Cup with Rows of Mice
NAZCA CULTURE, 2ND-5TH CENTURY A.D.
5 3/4 in. (206 grams, 14.5 cm).
Drum-shaped body with gently rounded base, everted rim painted with four rows of advancing mice; two pairs of piercings to one side; repaired. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired from older English collections via the UK art market since the mid 1970s.
From the private collection of Peran Dachinger, thence by descent.
From the family collection of a Maida Vale lady, UK.
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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