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LOT 2329
Pre-Columbian Red Ware Storage Jar
PRE-CLASSIC PERIOD, 3RD CENTURY B.C.-3RD CENTURY A.D.
6 7/8 in. (1.03 kg, 17.6 cm wide).
With globular body and rounded underside, broad tubular neck, slightly flared rim; old collector's label to base. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a family collection mostly formed in the 1940s-1950s, thence by descent.
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Tongue-shaped in plan with low-relief carved detailing, segmented body and face; repaired. 77 0 grams, 21.4 cm
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
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Pre-Columbian Chupicuaro Net-Painted Red Ware Bowl
Pre-Classic Period, 3rd century B.C.-3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
With painted segmented band to the sidewall,hatched rectangular panels with interstitial blocks. 384 grams, 14.2 cm
From a family collection mostly formed in the 1940s-1950s, thence by descent. -
Pre-Columbian Carved Stone Plaque
Circa 1st millennium A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Discoid in plan with raised bae, upper face carved with central hatched panel, radiating hatched arms and chevrons to the spandrels. 3 kg, 22.5 cm
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
