Vase with a belly decorated with three lizards... Lot 12
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Vase with a belly decorated with three lizards in relief.
The front legs support the belly on which the bodies are supported. The heads and tails are raised forming a crescent. The high neck flares out in its upper part.
Brown terracotta with red and orange engobe.
Colima culture, Mexico
100 BC - 250 AD
H. 29 - Diam. 21 cm
One foot broken and glued back.
Provenance:
- Christie's New York, 1986.
- Belgian collection. Acquired in 2013.
Bibliography:
- "From Coast to Coast, Pre-Columbian Sculptures from Mesoamerica," Ted J. J. Leyenaar, Gerard W. van Bussel, and Gesin Weber, Exhibition in Kassel in 1992 and then from November 27 to March 7, 1993 at the Rijksmuseum Voor Volkenkunde, Leiden.
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