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LOT 2475
Pre-Columbian Terracotta Colima Figural Vessel
100 B.C.-250 A.D.
6 in. (550 grams, 15.2 cm).
Hollow-formed and modelled as a seated male with his hands on his knees; top of his head open with cup-shaped recess to the level of his lips; complete and intact, the rim of the recess a little uneven. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From a USA private collection.
Ex Dr David Harner collection, Arkansas, 1950s-1960s.
Ex TimesAncient, Bristol, UK.
Accompanied by a copy of a previous catalogue entry.
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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