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Lot 259
  • 259

Petit récipient anthropomorphe à décor gravé Culture Llama ?, Colombie 500 av. J.-C.-500 ap. J.-C.

Estimate
6,000 - 7,000 EUR
bidding is closed

Description

  • Petit récipient anthropomorphe à décor gravé
  • Céramique à engobe noir à surface brillante
  • h. 15,2 cm ; 6 in

Provenance

Collection Prof. Barro, années 1940
Galerie Leloup, Paris, 1984
Collection Barbier-Mueller, Genève, Inv. n° 531-10

Exhibited

Barcelone, Museu Barbier-Mueller d’Art Precolombí, 30 octobre- avril 2004, Lausanne, Fondation de l’Hermitage, 25 juin- 24 octobre 2004, Trésors de la céramique précolombienne du Museo Barbier-Mueller de Arte Precolombino de Barcelona

Literature

Trésors de la céramique précolombienne du Museo Barbier-Mueller de Arte Precolombino de Barcelona, 2003, cat. 68, p. 243

Condition

Le côté droit du visage est cassé collé. Le talon gauche est fracturé. Usure de surface visible due au temps The right-hand side of the face is broken and glued. The left hoof is cracked. Wear to the surface as a result of age
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