05-10-200805-10-2008
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsBoston MA
2408Boston
May 10, 2008 10:00 AMCalender
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Pre-Columbian Pottery Couple with Child

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$1,896$1,600
Auction: American Indian & Ethnographic Arts - 2408Location: BostonDate / Time: May 10, 2008 10:00AM

Description:

Pre-Columbian Pottery Couple with Child, Mexico, Jalisco, c. 100 B.C.-250 A.D., depicting a seated elderly couple, the woman holding a baby and with cords from one hand trailing to a bowl near her foot, emulating the "Earth Mother" theme and the "Cycle of Life," ht. to 9 3/8 in.

Provenance: Sotheby's, May 9, 2006.
Estimate $3,000-5,000

Keywords

Mexico, British Columbia