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Lot 6
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Bol à décor gravé Culture Olmèque Las Bocas, Mexique Préclassique, 900-600 av. J.-C.

Estimate
12,000 - 15,000 EUR
bidding is closed

Description

  • Culture Olmèque
  • Bol à décor gravé
  • Céramique à engobe brun orangé à surface brillante – test de thermoluminescence
  • h. 10,5 cm ; 4 in

Provenance

Galerie Throckmorton Fine Art, New York, 2001
Collection Barbier-Mueller, Genève, Inv. n° 501-14

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. 15, p. 137

Condition

Bon état de conservation, oxydation de surface visible avec légère altération du décor Good state of preservation, visible surface oxidation with some slight change to the decorative motifs
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