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LOT 2423
Pre-Columbian Terracotta Figure Head Group
JALISCO, POSSIBLY 100 B.C.-600 A.D.
2 - 3 3/8 in. (160 grams total, 52-65 mm).
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. [4, 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.
Each one accompanied by an identification card: ‘Pre-Columbian Terracotta Figure / Jalisco / West Mexico / poss.
BC100-AD600’.
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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’. -
Moche Painted Pottery Stirrup Jar with Crouching Figure
Circa 200-500 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £910
Stirrup jar comprising a cuboid body with a crouching figure above wearing a segmented collar and a low pillbox cap; to the rear of the handle, an integrally modelled monkey. 471 grams, 15 cm
Franziska Gassner (1907-2005), Ingelheim am Rhein, Germany, assembled between 1945 and 1980. -
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.
