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LOT 2297
Prehispanic Jamacoque Terracotta Mask
500 B.C.-500 A.D.
5 in. (159 grams, 12.5 cm).
Fragment, featuring stylised facial detailing in relief; attachment piercings to the forehead. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Ex private collection since the 1980s.
With Acreman St antiques auction, Sherborne, UK.
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