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Large Zapotec Seated Urn Figure, Oaxaca, Mexico, the

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A Zapotec Pottery Figural Funerary Urn Height 6 1/2: A Zapotec Pottery Figural Funerary Urn Central Mexico, Circa 350-650 A.D. Height 6 1/2 inches. Provenance: Richard Gray Gallery, Chicago Property from the Estate of Billie Ross, Chicago, Illinois

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An excellent Zapotec figural urn from Oaxaca: An excellent Zapotec figural urn from Oaxaca, Mexico, ca. 300 BC - 100 AD. It is 7 in high and depicts a seated 'Companion' displaying the Glyph 'C' on his headdress. He is depicted with the offering

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Large Zapotec Seated Urn Figure, Oaxaca, Mexico, the

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Large Zapotec Seated Urn Figure, Oaxaca, Mexico, the applied arms and legs attached to the cylindrical torso, with two small holes at the front, the large head, with a pointed collar below the face, large earrings on either side and peaked headdress, (cracks, repairs and loss), ht. 18 3/4 in.

Provenance: Private collection, Easton, Pennsylvania.

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Large Zapotec Seated Urn Figure, Oaxaca, Mexico, the

Name: Large Zapotec Seated Urn Figure, Oaxaca, Mexico, the
SKU: 118647928
Price: 700 USD
Availability: InStock

Estimate $700 - $900

Starting Price $350

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