COLLECTION OF POTTERY VESSELS. TWO PRE-COLUMBIAN POTTERY VESSELS: A rattle and an olla. Together with: BAJUR TERRACOTTA BUST OF A FEMALE, 6 1/4 in. high. SYRO-HITTITE FIGURE OF AN IDOL, 4 1/2 in. high. MESOPOTAMIAN POTTERY CUP: Painted to depict fish within rings and wave. 3 7/8 in. high. GRECO-ROMAN TERRACOTTA VESSEL: Ovoid-form, with a pointed base and waisted neck. 6 1/2 in. high. GUANACASTE-NICOYA POTTERY VESSEL: Globular body, enlongated neck with attached spout, painted to depict stylized jaguar. 3 1/2 in. high. COLIMA TERRACOTTA GADROONED TRIPOD VESSEL, 6 3/4 in. high. - Largest: 5 1/4 in. high. Estimate $400-600
PROVENANCE: Property of a Maryland gentleman. Acquired at Sacred Treasures, Santa Fe, NM, January 20, 2000.
