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LOT 17:
Veracruz Sonriente Smiling Figure Pottery
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Sold for: $350
Price including buyer’s premium:
$
441
Start price:
$
300
Estimate :
$600 - $1,200
Buyer's Premium: 26%
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Veracruz Sonriente Smiling Figure Pottery
Veracruz pre-Columbian 'sonriente' (smiling figure) pottery figure, ca. 100-800 CE.
Provenance: By repute from the Bell family Collection (known for their contributions to the Bell Museum, University of Minnesota and for James Ford Bell, founder of General Mills).
Height: 11 in x width: 7 1/2 in x depth: 2 3/4 in.
Condition: Heavy wear to the pigment throughout. Some small losses along the headdress and the right hand. There is a repaired break to the back of the headdress. Some wear to the feet.

