Arts of Africa, Oceania and the Americas - 21st September 2022

Lot 99

A Chancay standing female figure

Estimate £300 - £500 | Hammer £320

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Description

A Chancay standing female figure

Peru, circa 1100 - 1450 AD

pottery, with an open mouth and painted with a cream slip and a purple/brown pigment,

45cm high, on a stand. (2)

Provenance

Desmond Morris Collection, UK, acquired from The Lands Beyond, NY, August 1980.

Stothert & Trice, London, 1 October 2019.

Romy Rey Collection, London.