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LOT 2123
Prehispanic Teotihuacan Terracotta Head Collection
2ND-7TH CENTURY A.D.
2 7/8 - 3 5/8 in. (360 grams total, 72-92 mm).
Including grotesque masks and figural panels; each mounted on a custom-made display stand. [6, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of Zelia Nuttall (1857-1933), American archaeologist and anthropologist; thence by descent to her granddaughter, Christine Mary Frederica Bulmer nee Laughton (1912-2000), via Zelia's daughter Nadine Nuttall Laughton (1882-1967).
From the collection of Christine's niece, the late Gillian Bulmer (1935-20-21), Herefordshire, UK.
Property of a Gloucestershire, UK, gentleman collector.
Accompanied by a copy of a detailed signed statement of provenance.
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Pre-Columbian Mayan Carved Stone Panther Statue
Circa 550-900 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £468
In crouching pose with teeth bared and tail laid along the spine, recess to the upper face; old collector's tag 'Copan / Honduras / ex Waldinga / CARR'. 2.07 kg, 22 cm
Ex Fishman private collection, USA. From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent. -
Prehispanic Teotihuacan Terracotta Animal Vessel
2nd-7th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Of squat profile with modelled head, forelegs, hindlegs and tail; socket to the centre with lateral holes; mounted on a custom-made stand. 82 grams total, 63 mm wide including stand
From the private collection of Zelia Nuttall (1857-1933), American archaeologist and anthropologist; thence by descent to her granddaughter, Christine Mary Frederica Bulmer nee Laughton (1912-2000), via Zelia's daughter Nadine Nuttall Laughton (1882-1967). From the collection of Christine's niece the late Gillian Bulmer (1935-20-21), Herefordshire, UK. Property of a Gloucestershire, UK, gentleman collector. Accompanied by a copy of a detailed signed statement of provenance. -
Pre-Columbian Nayarit Terracotta Pottery Figure
Circa 100 B.C.-500 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
Seated male figure drinking from a spherical jar, with painted decoration to the reverse; discoid base with three stub legs. 453 grams, 15.5 cm
Collected from the 1980s onwards, from the Romy Rey (1938-2020) collection, London, UK. with Christie's, London, 25 March 1986, no.130 (part). Property of a Bristol, UK, gentleman.
The drink is possibly pulque, one of the oldest alcoholic beverages known to have been used in Mexico.
