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LOT 2418
Pre-Columbian Terracotta Figure
JALISCO, POSSIBLY 100 B.C.-600 A.D.
5 1/8 in. (139 grams total, 13 cm including stand).
Hollow-formed ceramic figure standing erect with right hand resting on the chet; applied segmented necklace; applied facial detailing and headdress; with collector's label 'Pre-Columbian Terracotta Figure Jalisco west Mexico poss. BC100-AD600'; mounted on a custom-made stand. [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.
Accompanied by an identification card: ‘Pre-Columbian Terracotta Figure / Jalisco / West Mexico / poss. BC100-AD600’.
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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’. -
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 Figure
Jalisco, possibly 100 B.C.-600 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Hollow-formed ceramic figure standing erect with right hand resting on the chet; applied segmented necklace; applied facial detailing and headdress; with collector's label 'Pre-Columbian Terracotta Figure Jalisco west Mexico poss. BC100-AD600'; mounted on a custom-made stand. 139 grams total, 13 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’.
