Pre-Columbian head fragment
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A head from a terracotta figure with incised and applied details.
Culture
Pre-Columbian, Central America, 1st to early 2nd Millennium AD
Condition
Fragment, mounted on a clear perspex display stand
Size
7.2 x 5.7 cms, 9.5 cms including stand
Provenance
Ex. estate of Professor Victor Chan (1947-2020), Alberta, Canada and thence by inheritance. Acquired in London before 1990.
Victor Chan taught art history at the University of Alberta, retiring as Professor Emeritus in 2000. Professor Chan purchased the majority of his collection from smaller London dealerships including Tetragon, George Lambor, M. Ayres and Old Drury during visits to the UK during the early 1980’s.