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LOT 2323

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]

Provenance

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.

CONDITION

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LOT 2323

Prehispanic Teotihuacan Terracotta Head Collection

Sold for (Inc. bp): £351

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