PF1340

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Lot 212
  • 212

Vase tripode, personnage portant un masque animalier, coati ou cochon sauvage Culture Maya style de Calakmul, Mexique Classique ancien, 250-600 ap. J.-C.

Estimate
30,000 - 35,000 EUR
bidding is closed

Description

  • Culture Maya
  • Vase tripode, personnage portant un masque animalier, coati ou cochon sauvage
  • Céramique brun foncé avec traces de pigment rouge
  • h. 17,3 cm ; 7 in

Provenance

Collection privée américaine, années 1970
Christie’s, 23 mai 2007, lot 117
Collection Barbier-Mueller, Genève, Inv. n° 502-54

Literature

Barbier-Mueller (Jean Paul), " Confidentiellement vôtre: petite chronique méditative…ventes aux enchères et montagnes russes ", in Art & Cultures, 2008, fig. 40, p. 309
Barbier-Mueller (Jean Paul), " Confidentiellement vôtre ", in Arts & Cultures, 2009, p. 279

Condition

Petits éclats visibles et surface légèrement altérée par le temps Small chips visible, surface slightly faded as a result of age
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