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LOT 2236
Pre-Columbian Terracotta Head
CIRCA 16TH CENTURY A.D. OR EARLIER
2 1/2 in. (142 grams, 65 mm).
Modelled with semi-naturalistic facial features and wearing a ribbed headdress or elaborate hairstyle. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market.
Property of a Ruislip, UK, gentleman, by inheritance.
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Pre-Columbian Terracotta Head
Circa 16th century A.D. or earlierSold for (Inc. bp): £26
Modelled with semi-naturalistic facial features and wearing a ribbed headdress or elaborate hairstyle. 142 grams, 65 mm
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a Ruislip, UK, gentleman, by inheritance. -
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The central spoon-shaped section, the bowl decorated with a punched floral design framed by crescents, tapering stem, two spoon-shaped shoulders with loops. 18.6 grams, 15 cm
Private U.K. family collection formed in the early 1970s. The property of Mr and Mrs P.R. of East Sussex. Thence by descent to family members.
For a shawl or mantel. -
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Private U.K. family collection formed in the early 1970s. The property of Mr and Mrs P.R. of East Sussex. Thence by descent to family members.
