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Colima Vessel with Crayfish, Protoclassic, circa 100 BC - AD 250 — Colima Vessel with Crayfish, Protoclassic, circa 100 BC - AD 250

Colima Vessel with Crayfish, Protoclassic, circa 100 BC - AD 250

Colima Vessel with Crayfish, Protoclassic, circa 100 BC - AD 250

This Pre-Columbian Colima vessel from approximately 100 BC to AD 250 features a crayfish motif rendered in the distinctive ceramic style of the Colima culture. The piece demonstrates the sophisticated artistic traditions of Mesoamerica prior to European contact.

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Auction House · Sotheby's

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Art of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas

November 12, 2021

Estimate: $35,000 – $50,000

Lot 13

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Colima Vessel with Crayfish, Protoclassic, circa 100 BC - AD 250, Colima Vessel with Crayfish, Protoclassic, circa 100 BC - AD 250

This Pre-Columbian Colima vessel from approximately 100 BC to AD 250 features a crayfish motif rendered in the distinctive ceramic style of the Colima culture. The piece demonstrates the sophisticated artistic traditions of Mesoamerica prior to European contact.

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

Related themes

Animal, Mesoamerican, Decorative, Vessel, Crayfish, Pre-Columbian, Ceramic, Ancient, Figurative, Earthtones