Arts of Africa, Oceania and the Americas - 20th September 2023
Lot 1228
A Maya anthropomorphic whistle
Estimate £200 - £300 | Hammer £380
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Description
A Maya anthropomorphic whistle
Jaina, Mexico, circa 250 - 750 AD
pottery, modelled as a standing warrior figure with a transforming face, with a mouthpiece to the back,
28cm high.
Provenance
Leon Lippel, Montreal.
James Delmege, from the above in 1974.
Woolley and Wallis, Salisbury, 2 July 2013, lot 1102.
Romy Rey Collection, London.