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Premier Auction - Session I | November 11, 2022

Fri, Nov 11, 2022 09:00AM EST
Lot 526

Mezcala Stone Mask with Triangular Nose

Estimate: $800 - $1,200

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Mexican, possibly ancient, carved serpentine mask with eye and mouth holes, holes on forehead and cheeks for string, with plastic stand, mask, 6-1/2 x 5-1/2 in.

Provenance: Throckmorton Fine Art, Inc. (accompanied by receipt dated July 16, 1996 for $2,500); The Estate of Peter H. Tillou, Litchfield, Connecticut

Condition

wear to stone, chip to the bottom left of the back of the mask

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