Lot of 3 Ulua Valley Pottery Stamps - Avian
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**Originally Listed At $300**
Pre-Columbian, Honduras, Ulua Valley, ca. 700 to 850 CE. A lovely set of three mold-formed pottery stamp seals, each with a conical handle on the verso. The smallest of the group depicts an abstract avian figure with a lengthy beak and petite wings. Both larger stamps depict two-headed birds with an abstract simian figure shown on the chest, with the smaller displaying traces of bright yellow-green pigment. Size of largest: 2" W x 2.125" H (5.1 cm x 5.4 cm).
Provenance: private Probst collection, Monterey, California, USA, acquired in the mid-1980s; ex-Colosseum Coin Exchange, Hazlet, New Jersey, USA
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#145082
Pre-Columbian, Honduras, Ulua Valley, ca. 700 to 850 CE. A lovely set of three mold-formed pottery stamp seals, each with a conical handle on the verso. The smallest of the group depicts an abstract avian figure with a lengthy beak and petite wings. Both larger stamps depict two-headed birds with an abstract simian figure shown on the chest, with the smaller displaying traces of bright yellow-green pigment. Size of largest: 2" W x 2.125" H (5.1 cm x 5.4 cm).
Provenance: private Probst collection, Monterey, California, USA, acquired in the mid-1980s; ex-Colosseum Coin Exchange, Hazlet, New Jersey, USA
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.
We ship worldwide to most countries and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience.
#145082
Condition
Large and medium-sized stamps have restoration to areas of handles. All items have minor nicks to stamp faces, handles, and peripheries, with fading to original pigmentation, and light encrustations. Nice earthen deposits throughout.
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Lot of 3 Ulua Valley Pottery Stamps - Avian
Estimate $500 - $750
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