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LOT 2738
Pre-Columbian Terracotta Figure Group
GUANGALA CULTURE, CIRCA 100-500 A.D.
2 5/8 - 2 3/4 in. (165 grams total, 68-70 mm).
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. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx 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.
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LOT 2738
Pre-Columbian Terracotta Figure Group
Estimate £40 - 60€46 - 70 (for guidance only)$54 - 81 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Pre-Columbian Painted Terracotta Bowl
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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 Tripod Bowl
Chiriqui, circa 1000-1500 A.D.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Broad shallow bowl with carination to the outer face; three radiating conical feet; cracked and repaired. 804 grams, 22 cm
Acquired on the UK art market since the 1990s. From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman; thence by descent. -
Pre-Columbian Black Ware Stirrup Vessel with Birds Heads
Chimu Culture, circa 1100-1500 A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Bids: 2 | Current Bid: £30
Globular jar with broad base, stirrup-type neck and spout; lateral bird-heads to the shoulder and band of pounced texture with reserved wave-pattern detailing. 315 grams, 22 cm wide
Acquired on the UK art market since the 1990s. From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman; thence by descent.
