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LOT 2749
Pre-Columbian Terracotta Bead or Spindle Whorl Collection
CIRCA 1ST MILLENNIUM A.D.
3/4 - 7/8 in. (30 grams total, 20-23 mm).
Comprising five biconical whorls with radiating line details and a raised rib on the equator. [5, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Chiapas in 1950.
Acquired on the UK art market since the 1990s.
From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman; thence by descent.
Accompanied by a previous catalogue information slip.
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LOT 2749
Pre-Columbian Terracotta Bead or Spindle Whorl Collection
Estimate £30 - 40€35 - 46 (for guidance only)$41 - 54 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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South American Inca Ritual Stone Conopas of an Alpaca
Circa 1400-1532 A.D. or laterEstimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Carved hollow vessel with tiered mane and hooked tail, opening to upper face. 230 grams, 10.3 cm
Acquired on the UK auction market. Property of a Suffolk, UK, gentleman.
These effigies were created to bring prosperity to owners and herds. Offerings would be made, placing coca leaves and other items within the cavity. -
Pre-Columbian Painted Terracotta Bowl
Chavin Culture, circa 300 B.C.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Squat in profile with broad mouth, painted horizontal bands to the equator and shoulder. 269 grams, 11.4 cm wide
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. Accompanied by a previous catalogue information slip. -
Pre-Columbian Terracotta Figure Group
Guangala Culture, circa 100-500 A.D.Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising: the head and shoulders of a robed male figure in grey clay, wearing large ear spools and a bag wig; a seated figure in brown clay wearing a bag wig and ear spools. 165 grams total, 68-70 mm
Ex Bury St Edmunds, Cambridgeshire, UK, ethnographical collection. Acquired on the UK art market since the 1990s. From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman; thence by descent. Accompanied by a previous catalogue information slip for one of the figurines.
