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Mayan ? Terracotta Head

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Item Details

Description

Aztec ? Terracotta Head

Aztec ? ; Mexico, 15th Century A.D. / Terracotta / H = 7 cm (2 3/4 inches)

Precolumbian terracotta head. Fragment.

Provenance:

Swiss private collection Bonsera.

Purchased in 2020 from the Swiss art market, Basel.

Before that in the private collection of P. & V. Schnell, Zürich.

Est.: 100 – 150 CHF / Start: No reserve

Condition

Fragment.

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Mayan ? Terracotta Head

Name: Mayan ? Terracotta Head
SKU: 123946502
Price: 20 CHF
Availability: InStock

Estimate CHF 100 - CHF 150

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Starting Price CHF 5

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