Tribal Art & Antiquities - 1st March 2017
Lot 44
A Maya seated figure Jaino
Estimate £150 - £200 | Hammer £130
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Description
A Maya seated figure
Jaino, Mexico
clay with a red slip, wearing a poncho and a necklace,
12cm high,
and a Nayarit black clay female figure. (2)
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. 102.