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Plateau à priser sculpté de deux figures assises, Tiahuanaco, Pérou, Horizon Récent, 600-900 AP. J.-C. — Tiahuanaco wood snuff tablet with two figures, Peru, AD 600-900

Plateau à priser sculpté de deux figures assises, Tiahuanaco, Pérou, Horizon Récent, 600-900 AP. J.-C.

Tiahuanaco wood snuff tablet with two figures, Peru, AD 600-900

This Tiahuanaco wood snuff tablet from Peru, dating to AD 600-900, features intricate sculpture of two seated figures. The artifact represents the sophisticated artistic traditions of the Tiahuanaco culture in the Andes region.

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Auction House · Sotheby's

🔨 Auction Lot

Extra! Objets rares et singuliers extra-européens

June 28, 2021

Estimate: $3,000 – $5,000

Lot 46

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Plateau à priser sculpté de deux figures assises, Tiahuanaco, Pérou, Horizon Récent, 600-900 AP. J.-C., Tiahuanaco wood snuff tablet with two figures, Peru, AD 600-900

This Tiahuanaco wood snuff tablet from Peru, dating to AD 600-900, features intricate sculpture of two seated figures. The artifact represents the sophisticated artistic traditions of the Tiahuanaco culture in the Andes region.

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

Related themes

Carved, Artifact, Wood, South American, Tiahuanaco, Brown Tones, Pre-Columbian, Ancient, Ritual Object, Figurative