Arts of Africa, Oceania and the Americas | Antiquities - 19th February 2025

Lot 447

A Quimbaya seated figure

Estimate £400 - £600 | Hammer £756

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Description

A Quimbaya seated figure
Colombia, circa 800 - 1200 AD
pottery, with a pierced head and chest, the nose with a pierced septum and with remains of horizontal painted lines to the face, the right arm and hand raised and left arm resting on the thigh,
29cm high, on a supported base. (2)

Provenance
From the estate of the late Eldred Trewvella "Bill" Bennette. London and Dorset. (1946 - 2024)