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PC24 A Remojades pottery head, Veracruz, Mexico, c. 250 B.C. - 250 A.D. : £ 48A Remojades pottery head, with prominent jutting chin and head looking upward, lips, eyes and parts of headdress embellished with black slip, measuring 50 mm/2 ins. high, mounted on a black wooden block. Minor wear, some encrustation, otherwise condition good and an attractive example, c. 250 B.C. - 250 A.D., from Veracruz, Mexico.Previously part of a collection auctioned by Pearsons of Winchester, Hampshire (UK) on 4-5 December 1972 (part of Lot 891).PC25 A Huastec figural rim shard, Veracruz, Mexico, c. 400 - 800 A.D. : £ 40A fawn Huastec figural rim shard from a pot comprising a figure wearing ear-rings, necklace with pendant and with arms clasped around waist, the ears and eyes embellished with black slip. Figure measures 62 mm/2.3 ins. high. A chip to the nose, minor wear, some encrustation, otherwise condition good and a pleasing depiction. Cultural horizon: Panuco IV-VI, c. 400 - 800 A.D., from Veracruz, Mexico.Previously part of a collection auctioned by Pearsons of Winchester, Hampshire (UK) on 4-5 December 1972 (part of Lot 890).PC26 A Huastec pottery head from a large figurine, Veracruz, Mexico, c. 400 - 800 A.D. : £ 65A good-sized Huastec fawn pottery head from a large figurine, measuring 117 mm/4.2 ins. high. Figure has pierced eyes, a prominent nose, thick lips, a cap-like headdress, and wears earrings and a large beaded necklace. Chips to the headdress and to one ear, otherwise condition good. Cultural horizon: Panuco IV-VI, c. 400 - 800 A.D., from Veracruz, Mexico.Previously part of a collection auctioned by Pearsons of Winchester, Hampshire (UK) on 4-5 December 1972.PC27 A good-sized pottery kero from Tiahuanaco, Bolivia, c. 700 - 1200 A.D. : £ 245A good-sized orange terracotta kero from Tiahuanaco, Bolivia, measuring 153 mm/6.1 ins. high. Vessel has a flared rim, a horizontal band depicting crowned open-mouthed human heads and glyphs, moulded in relief, around the centre, and a band of painted brown and white linear decoration around the rim. Some minor inoffensive rim chips and some wear to the moulded relief, otherwise condition good, c. 700-1200 A.D.A pleasing example. Precolumbian Bolivian pottery appears rarely on the market.Regretfully, we are unable to sell this item to American clients due to US import restrictions.PC28 A Guerrero soapstone figure, Mexico, 500 B.C. - 300 A.D. : £ 285A Guerrero soapstone figure, measuring 156 mm/6.2 ins. in height, with horizontal incised slit eyes and mouth, the arms held across the torso, with two horizontal bands beneath. Some minor chips and inoffensive wear, particularly to the reverse, otherwise condition good. From Guerrero, Mexico, 500 B.C. - 300 A.D.PC29 A Chancay twin-handled pottery flask, Peru, c. 1000 - 1400 A.D. : £ 185A Chancay twin-handled pottery flask, measuring 178 mm/7 ins. in height, the neck and shoulder decorated with brown bands and linear and dotted decoration, a brown band around the lower body and crossed lines and dots on the base, all on a cream slip. One handle damaged, some small chips to the rim, minor wear and localised discolouration of the slip, otherwise condition good. Peru, c. 1000-1400 A.D.Regretfully, we are unable to sell this item to American clients due to US import restrictions.
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PC24: £48
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PC25: £40
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PC26: £65
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PC27: £245
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PC28: £285
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PC29: £185
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