Sale 1775
New York
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21 November 2006
Price realised
USD 1,020
Estimate
LAMBAYEQUE BLACKWARE VESSEL ca. A.D. 1100 - 1300 in the form of two conjoined pelicans, each with head leaning forward and long bill resting on its chest, one surmounted by a smaller pelican. Height 5 1/2 in. (14 cm.)
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Exhibited
Geneva, Sun Kingdoms of the Americas, Library of the Palais des Nations, March 12 - May 31, 2001. Amsterdam, Sun Kingdoms of the Americas, Museum Geelvinck Hinlopen Huis, May - June, 2002.
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