Sunday, December 13, 2020
LOT #166

Pre-Columbian Style Pottery Assortment

(3) items including a Mayan Campeche style red slipped lidded cylindrical tripod vessel having the face of the rain god Tlaloc on its side and a lid surmounted by a priest head wearing a Tlaloc headdress; a Colima style gray ware incensario depicting Tlaloc surmounted by entwined serpents; and a burnished red ware Colima style rattle-leg tripod bearing an identification hang tag

Estimate: $400 - $600

Hammer Price: $950

Dimensions: Height: 13 1/4 inches, Width: 4 inches, Length: 5 1/4 inches (Mayan vessel with lid)

Condition: Very Good, surface irregularities and firing flaws typical of hand made pottery; chips to inner rim, a foot, protruding "nose" on cylinder and priest nose of Mayan vessel; no cracks noted; overall light to moderate wear consistent with normal use

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Sales Tax: Pennsylvania (8.000%)

Approximate Sale Time: Pennsylvania (8.000%)

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