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LOT 2414
Pre-Columbian Terracotta Figure and Figure Head Group
ANCIENT WEST MEXICO, 100 B.C.-250 A.D.
1 7/8 - 3 3/8 in. (164 grams total, 48-86 mm including stand).
Comprising: a rectangular flat-section figure with arms held across the chest; torso fragment with holes at the chest; head with piled hairstyle and dorsal band; each mounted on a display stand. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the old private Pre-Columbian collection of a retired UK gentleman; his collection formed in the 1990s from much earlier collections.
Some of his collection was acquired from the private collection of Wayne Leicht, who acquired the specimens from the estate sale of John Dewar, a previous curator at the Southwest Museum, William S. Hart Museum, and Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County.
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Pre-Columbian Terracotta Figure Head Group
Jalisco, possibly 100 B.C.-600 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Comprising: D-shaped face with bobbed hair; elongated head with rounded mouth and piercing at the cheek or earlobe; elongated face with applied bulb eyes; an elongated D-section head with applied bulb eyes split horizontally; each in a collector's card tray with label. 160 grams total, 52-65 mm
From the old private Pre-Columbian collection of a retired UK gentleman; his collection formed in the 1990s from much earlier collections. Some of his collection was acquired from the private collection of Wayne Leicht, who acquired the specimens from the estate sale of John Dewar, a previous curator at the Southwest Museum, William S. Hart Museum, and Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. Each one accompanied by an identification card: ‘Pre-Columbian Terracotta Figure / Jalisco / West Mexico / poss. BC100-AD600’. -
Pre-Columbian Ecuador Jama Coaque Terracotta Figure
Circa 500 B.C.-500 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
Modelled in the half-round standing figure in a knee-length skirt with collar and arm-rings; finely modelled facial and other detailing; mounted on a custom-made stand. 103 grams total, 11.9 cm including stand
From the old private Pre-Columbian collection of a retired UK gentleman; his collection formed in the 1990s from much earlier collections. Some of his collection was acquired from the private collection of Wayne Leicht, who acquired the specimens from the estate sale of John Dewar, a previous curator at the Southwest Museum, William S. Hart Museum, and Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. Accompanied by an identification card: ‘Pre-Columbian Terracotta Figure / Jalisco / West Mexico / poss. BC100-AD600’. -
Large Pre-Columbian Terracotta Head
Nyarit, possibly 200 B.C.-200 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Hollow-formed and modelled in the round with elaborate ear-decorations and raised band to the brow; with attached tag: 'pre Columbian / ceramic / West Coast / Mexico / Nyarit / 200 BC - 200 AD / 60.oo'; and to verso: 'From the estate of John Dewar / curator of the LA county / Museum of / Natural History'. 412 grams, 13 cm
From the old private Pre-Columbian collection of a retired UK gentleman; his collection formed in the 1990s from much earlier collections. Previously acquired from the private collection of Wayne Leicht, who acquired the specimens from the estate sale of John Dewar, a previous curator at the Southwest Museum, William S. Hart Museum, and Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County.
