August Online Auction (Sale #293)

Pre-Columbian Colima Pottery Effigy

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Start price: $300

Estimated price: $600 - $800

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Description

Pre-Columbian Colima Pottery Effigy

Burnished red ware vessel having a spout at the tail and pierced ears; and ceramic human vessel having studded shoulders and adornment around neck, manganese deposits

Provenance: The Estate of George ‘Yorgo’ Demetrakopoulos; professor, assistant director of the Medieval Institute and assistant to the dean at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan from 1965-2000

Property from: a Kalamazoo, Michigan estate

Height: 6 1/2 inches, Length: 10 1/2 inches, Width: 4 inches

Condition: Good, overall light to moderate wear consistent with normal use; animal having head reattached, chip at spout, manganese and soil deposits; human having (2) chips to back of head, cracks forming on back side, mineral deposits; dirt / debris accumulation

Disclaimers: please note: this lot came from a house that had been closed for some time and a musty odor may be present

Category: Decorative Arts > Ethnographic

Estimated Sale Time: 4:26 pm CST

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Sales Tax: California (7.25%), Florida (6%), Georgia (8.5%), Kansas (6.5%), New Jersey (6.625%), New Mexico (5.125%), New York (8.875%), Pennsylvania (6%), Washington (10.5%)

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Last modified: August 2, 2022, 1:13 pm

Condition: Good, overall light to moderate wear consistent with normal use; animal having head reattached, chip at spout, manganese and soil deposits; human having (2) chips to back of head, cracks forming on back side, mineral deposits; dirt / debris accumulation

Dimensions: 6.5 x 4 x 10.5 in