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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]

Provenance

Acquired on the UK art market.
Property of a Ruislip, UK, gentleman, by inheritance.

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LOT 2236

Pre-Columbian Terracotta Head

Sold for (Inc. bp): £26

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