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LOT 2746
Pre-Columbian Tripod Bowl
CHIRIQUI, CIRCA 1000-1500 A.D.
8 5/8 in. (804 grams, 22 cm).
Broad shallow bowl with carination to the outer face; three radiating conical feet; cracked and repaired. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market since the 1990s.
From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman; thence by descent.
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LOT 2746
Pre-Columbian Tripod Bowl
Estimate £80 - 100€93 - 116 (for guidance only)$108 - 135 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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