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A Rare Colima Blackware Armadillo

Currency:USD Category:Antiquities / Pre-Columbian Start Price:850.00 USD Estimated At:1,500.00 - 2,000.00 USD
A Rare Colima Blackware Armadillo

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Auction Date:2012 Jul 13 @ 10:00 (UTC-06:00 : CST/MDT)
Location:P.O. Box 714, Erie, Colorado, 80516, United States
Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, ca. 0 to 200 AD. Burnished pottery vessel in the form of an armadillo; with large shelled exterior, small head emerging beneath the protective armor; other side with very wide opening. Extremely rare and one of only a few of this form we have ever seen. 11-2/4"L x 5-1/2"W x 5-3/4"H, intact.

Provenance: Ex-private Midwest Collection.

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