CEREMONIAL VASE representing a turtle. - Lot 251

Lot 251
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2500 - 3500 EUR
CEREMONIAL VASE representing a turtle. - Lot 251
CEREMONIAL VASE representing a turtle. The animal is represented with realism. The details engraved on its shell evoke stylized batrachians, in connection with the aquatic world. The tail serves as a neck. Brown terracotta with bright red slip. Traces of manganese oxide and roots. Colima culture, Preclassic period, Mexico 100 BC - 250 AD. Broken and reattached. H. 13.5 L. 27 Thickness 29 cm PROVENANCE: former collection of Mr. X, acquired in the 1970s.
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