Online December Auction (Sale #272)
Lot 154:
Description
Pre-Columbian Style Artifact Assortment
(2) items including a Mayan style polychrome tripod jar having glyphs in black, red and yellow on a cream ground with gold-toned flecks and manganese surface deposits; a Mayan style carved and polished greenstone seated figure having bi-conically drilled earlobes and elaborate headdress; together with a Mexican carved lava stone molcajete mortar in the form of a pig
Condition: Very Good, pottery having surface irregularities typical of hand work, minor chips to rim; left shoulder of stone figure repaired, light abrasions to nose, headdress and underside; overall light wear consistent with normal use
Height: 6 1/8 inches, Diameter: 5 1/4 inches (Jar)
Category: Decorative Arts > Ethnographic
Shipping Status: Leonard Auction, Inc. will provide direct shipping for this lot. Please visit our website for a shipping estimate.
Approximate Sale Time: 11:30 am CST
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Condition: Very Good, pottery having surface irregularities typical of hand work, minor chips to rim; left shoulder of stone figure repaired, light abrasions to nose, headdress and underside; overall light wear consistent with normal use
Dimensions: 6.125 in
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