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LOT 2237
Pre-Columbian Terracotta Artefact Collection
CIRCA 1500 A.D. OR EARLIER
2 1/2 - 2 7/8 in. (154 grams total, 65-73 mm).
A trio of figures comprising: a moustachioed male mask; a stylised duck with applied eyes and piercings to the body; the head and neck of a human figure wearing a substantial headdress, pierced at the top to the reverse. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired in England in the 2000s.
Ex Everitt collection, acquired by descent 2017.
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