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LOT 269:
Pre-Columbian Alamito Suplicante, 500 BCE - 500 CE
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Start price:
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4,250
Estimate :
$8,000 - $10,000
Buyer's Premium: 25%
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Pre-Columbian Alamito Suplicante, 500 BCE - 500 CE
Pre-Columbian, Argentina, Northwest Argentina, Condorhuasi-Alamito Culture 500 BCE - 500 CE Suplicante male or praying form Anthropomorphic figure in kneeling position. The animal with a rounded body and kneeling with arms raised to his ears. The skull crescent shaped with big bulging eyes looking towards the sky and an arched snout or mouth possibly howling. For an example of another Suplicante Alamito artifact see The Metropolitan (Accession Number: 2016.734.3) Size 6 5/8" H, 2 1/2" W
private east coast collection
