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Directory: Antiques: Regional Art: Americas: Pre Columbian: Stone: Pre 1492: Item # 1477683
Directory: Antiques: Regional Art: Americas: Pre Columbian: Stone: Pre 1492: Item # 1477683
Jack Nelis Asian and Tribal Art
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The Hague - The Netherlands
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+31651332575
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The Hague - The Netherlands
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€750.00

Two offering vessels in the shape of an Alpaca, carved from natural stone. In the back a chamber is drilled; it was filled with llama fat or coca leaves. These votive figures were left in the fields as an offering to the Earth goddess Pachamama. H. 6 cm. Dating from the 15th/16th century.
Ex Dick Meijer, Amsterdam.
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