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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 Terracotta Olla Vessel
Circa 1000-1200 A.D.Estimate: £120 - 170 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Orangeware vessel of rounded shape with a flared rim and a single loop handle. 1.25 kg, 20 cm
From an old Colchester, UK, 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 Ceramic Maya Dignitary Figure
Circa 400-700 A.D.Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Hollow-formed terracotta dignitary figure with raised detail including an elaborate headdress and annular earrings, beaded collar and mantle with hands protruding beneath; reverse with vertical banding; supplied with a custom-made stand. 304 grams total, 15.8 cm including stand
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a Suffolk, UK, gentleman.
A range of small figures has been discovered across the Maya area, indicating personal use within domestic households. Figures represent dignitaries, ceremonial performers and deities. -
Pre-Columbian Chupicuaro Terracotta Head
500-100 B.C.Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Ellipsoid in section with applied band to the hair, slit eyes and mouth, pinched nose; with old dealer's ticket 'Pre-Columbian Mexico Michoacan pottery head'; mounted on a stand. 31.5 grams total, 55 mm including stand
Acquired from John L. Homan, Lincolnshire, UK, 1989. Accompanied by the original receipt dated 27 October 1984. Accompanied by an original, old handwritten collector's iidentification tag.
