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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): £21
Comprising: one D-section with tall peaked headdress; one with bulb eyes and pierced ears; one wearing a hood with detailed crest; each in a card tray with collector's label. 47.7 grams total, 30-47 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 Terracotta Artefact Group
Jalisco, possibly 100 B.C.-600 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Comprising: miniature jar with carinated mouth; oblate bead; tabular bead; each mounted on a display stand in a card tray. 36 grams total, 32-37 mm 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. -
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’.
