Tribal Art & Antiquities - 1st March 2017
Lot 31
A Colima vessel Mexico terracotta
Estimate £600 - £800 | Hammer £1300
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Description
A Colima vessel
Mexico
terracotta, modelled as a plump dog with its tail forming the spout,
24.5cm long.
Provenance
Sir Peter Hope KCMG, 1912 - 1999, British Intelligence Officer and later Ambassador to Mexico 1968-72.
Exhibited
Ancient Mesoamerica, Precolumbian Mexican and Maya Art, Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery, 4th June to 31st July 1970. No. 69.