Bidspirit auction | BURNISHED TAN POTTERY FIGURAL CONTAINER

BURNISHED TAN POTTERY FIGURAL CONTAINER LID IN THE FORM OF A COATIMUNDI, ECUADOR - Ca. AD 300 - 500. A tan pottery figural lid shaped as a curled coatimundi with incised circular motifs across the back, short forelimbs extending from the torso, and a large, rounded head with incised facial features. The surface is burnished to a soft sheen, and the piece is hollowed beneath, with a shallow inner cavity and raised rim for fitting atop a vessel.Size: 145mm x 125mm; Weight: 295gProvenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Arte Primitivo 21 July 2006, Lot 382.