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Zapotec Seated Urn Figure, Oaxaca, Mexico, figural

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Zapotec Seated Urn Figure, Oaxaca, Mexico, figural

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Description

Zapotec Seated Urn Figure, Oaxaca, Mexico, figural vessel in the form of a seated figure, with oversized head, covered in a black tar pigment, (restoration to breaks), ht. 7 3/4 in.

Provenance: Private collection, Easton, Pennsylvania.

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Zapotec Seated Urn Figure, Oaxaca, Mexico, figural

Name: Zapotec Seated Urn Figure, Oaxaca, Mexico, figural
SKU: 118647927
Price: 500 USD
Availability: InStock

Estimate $500 - $700

Starting Price $250

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