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San August Lidded Jar w/ Zoomorphic Figures
San August Lidded Jar w/ Zoomorphic Figures
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Description
**Originally Listed At $400**

Pre-Columbian, Colombia, San Agustin, Horqueta-Primavera Period, ca. 600 BCE to 100 CE. A charming vessel with a round, squat body and a bowl-shaped lid. The four sides of the bowl rim have small projecting zoomorphic figures - possibly bats. The body of the vessel is carinated, with a lightly bubbled texture on the carinated edge and rim. The San Agustin culture contains a UNESCO World Heritage site with a huge complex of pre-Columbian stone monuments and tombs, burial mounds, agricultural terraces, and associated archaeological items including ceramics like this one. Size with lid: 8.75" W x 5.2" H (22.2 cm x 13.2 cm)

Provenance: private Colorado, USA collection; ex private J. Smith Collection, Roswell, Georgia, USA

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Condition
Lid has been repaired, with repairs well done and unobtrusive. Body is intact, with light encrustation, mostly in the interior.
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San August Lidded Jar w/ Zoomorphic Figures

Estimate $450 - $675
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Starting Price $225
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