Lot 527
Pre-Columbian, Panama. Large Earthenware Coclé Vessel, c. 800-1500 AD. Important terracotta bowl, round at the top, with a flat bottom, the sides slanting inward at the top. The outer surface is completely covered with a brownish-red coating, decorated on the upper part by two bands with a stylized crab-claw motif in black and red on a cream background. Height: 11"; Diameter of opening is 15".
Estimated Value $2,500 - 3,500.
Ex. The Claude Harkins Collection of Americana; Christie's Paris, 12/06/05, lot 393.
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