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Colima Double-Headed Snake Vessel, Protoclassic, circa 100 BC - AD 250 — Colima Double-Headed Snake Vessel, Protoclassic, circa 100 BC - AD 250

Colima Double-Headed Snake Vessel, Protoclassic, circa 100 BC - AD 250

Colima Double-Headed Snake Vessel, Protoclassic, circa 100 BC - AD 250

A Colima double-headed serpent vessel from Mesoamerica, created during the Protoclassic period. This zoomorphic ceramic form demonstrates the sophisticated artistic traditions of pre-Columbian cultures.

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Auction House · Sotheby's

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Art of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas

November 12, 2021

Estimate: $1,500 – $2,500

Lot 28

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Colima Double-Headed Snake Vessel, Protoclassic, circa 100 BC - AD 250, Colima Double-Headed Snake Vessel, Protoclassic, circa 100 BC - AD 250

A Colima double-headed serpent vessel from Mesoamerica, created during the Protoclassic period. This zoomorphic ceramic form demonstrates the sophisticated artistic traditions of pre-Columbian cultures.

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Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Mesoamerica, Protoclassic, Colima, 100 BC - AD 250, Vessel, Pre-Columbian, Ceramic, Double-Headed Snake