Pair of Pre-Columbian Carved Pottery Cylinders, Monte Alban II, c. 200-700 A.D., each with a carved panel, one depicting a feline god head, the other his female counterpart, ht. to 5 in.
Provenance: Sotheby's, June 2, 1999, lot 368.
Literature: Dwyer, Fire, Earth, and Water Sculpture from the Land Collection of Mesoamerican Art.
Exhibitions: Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco, 1975; Honolulu Academy of Arts, 1976; and Seattle Art Museum, 1976.
Provenance: Sotheby's, June 2, 1999, lot 368.
Literature: Dwyer, Fire, Earth, and Water Sculpture from the Land Collection of Mesoamerican Art.
Exhibitions: Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco, 1975; Honolulu Academy of Arts, 1976; and Seattle Art Museum, 1976.
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American Indian & Ethnographic Art
7:00 AM PT - May 10th, 2008
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