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Auction 31 March 2020 PARCOURS DES CONTINENTS

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Bid on the lot list Millon : 31 March 2020 - <strong>Art Précolombien</strong> : vente à partir de 14h - Lots 1 à 73<br /><strong>Art Africain et Océanien</strong> : vente à partir de 15h - Lots 100 à 302<br /><br /><u>Expert :</u><br />Serge REYNES | 06 23 68 16 95<br /><br />Etant donné le contexte de crise sanitaire, les lots ne feront pas l'objet d'une exposition publique.<br />Stockage des achats gratuit le temps de la fin de la crise<br />Frais de vente 22,5 % HT (27% TTC)<br /><br />Pour tout renseignement : artspremiers@millon.com<br /><br />Cette vente online est organisée en collaboration avec la société Origine Expert.<br />D’après Serge Reynes, expert de la vente, cette spécialité aujourd’hui reconnue est pourtant encore considérée comme mineure par certains. Elle sera ici pour les collectionneurs et les amateurs synonyme de bon gout avec l’ambition de faire de ces ventes Parcours des Continents une image de marque, autour de valeurs sures associées à un label de qualité. sur internet seulement / internet only : www.artprecium.com -

PARCOURS DES CONTINENTS

[VENTE online]

Tuesday 31 March 2020 - 14:00 (CEST)
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PARCOURS DES CONTINENTS<br><br> [VENTE online]
Results
Result
276 Results
Lot n° 1 

Statuette Chancay

Male statuette showing a naked young man standing, wearing a necklace and headbands. Polychrome terracotta Chancay, Peru, 1100ap - 1400ap Jc 20 x 10cm

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Lot n° 2 

Ocarina Bahia

Ceremonial Ocarina presenting a young woman standing wearing a skirt, a veil on her head and many ornaments attesting to her important rank in the clan. Terracotta with beautiful polychrome remains. Bahia, Ecuador, from 500 B.C. to 500 A.D. 15.5...

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Lot n° 3 

Prêtresse Bahia

Statuette showing a richly dressed priestess with a parrot beak-shaped nose. Brown polychrome terracotta, broken, glued to the lower abdomen. Bahia, Ecuador, from 500 B.C. to 500 A.D. 26.5 x 11 cm.

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Lot n° 4 

Chamane Bahia

Statuette showing a seated figure holding (probably a shaman) a pestle in one of his hands. Beige and orange terracotta. Bahia, Ecuador, 500 B.C. to 500 A.D. 22 x 10 cm Provenance: sale Gaïa Paris, 13/06/2007, N°302 in the catalogue.

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Lot n° 5 

Jeune vestale Bahia

Statuette presenting a young vestal virgin wearing lateral ornaments on her headdress. Orange and brown terracotta. Bahia, Ecuador, from 500 before to 500 after. 19 x 8.5 cm.

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Lot n° 6 

Tête de notable

Head of a notable with a cranial deformation and ear ornaments. Beige ochre terracotta. Chorrera in Bahia transition period, Province of Manabi, Ecuador. 800 to 400 B.C. 11 x 9 cm

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Lot n° 7 

Prêtresse Maya

Priestess with two braids dressed in a wide skirt. Beige and orange terracotta. Neck and one of the mats broken and glued. Maya, classical period, 600 to 900 A.D. 19.5 x 15 cm.

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Lot n° 8 

Tête de guerrier au crâne déformé.

Beige and brown terracotta. Tumaco, Ecuador, from 500 BC to 500 AD. 9 x 8.5 cm

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Lot n° 9 

Buste de prêtre Tumaco

Bust of a young priest with cranial deformation pointing backwards. His face has a beautiful soft and internalized expression. Beige, orange and coffee-red terracotta. Broken left shoulder glued. Tumaco, Ecuador, 500 B.C. to 500 A.D. 14.5 x 13 cm.

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Lot n° 10 

Musicien Tumaco

Musician playing an Andean flute. Beige terracotta, accident. Tumaco, Isla de la Tolita, Ecuador, from 500 BC to 500 AD. 13 x 8 cm

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Lot n° 11 

Une tête et quatre fragments de figurines.

Set consisting of a head and four figurine fragments. Terracotta. Ecuador, pre-Columbian period. Dimensions: 9.5 - 8.5 - 5.5 - 5.5 and 8 cm.

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Lot n° 12 

Ensemble de quatre bustes et figurines

Set of four busts and figurines Terracotta. Ecuador, Pre-Columbian Period. 7 - 6.5 - 8 and 9 cm high

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Lot n° 13 

Femme noble Maya

Statuette presenting a noble woman wearing a large skirt. Her face has a beautiful hieratic expression and her headdress is arranged by two lateral lobes. Beige and orange terracotta, broken, glued in one place and missing. Maya, Mexico or Guatemala....

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Lot n° 14 

Buste Guangala

Bust of a priest or lord with cranial deformation pointing backwards. His body is decorated with discreet incisions evoking ideograms, a form of primitive writing. His face presents a beautiful soft and benevolent expression. Salmon beige and brown...

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Lot n° 15 

Pendentif Taïronas

Pendant symbolizing a nocturnal bird of prey, with wings spread and extremely pure forms. Hard stone with dark vein, sculpted, pierced and polished. Tauronas, Colombia, 800-1500 AD. 28 x 9 cm

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Lot n° 16 

Réceptacle Chancay

Anthropomorphic receptacle presenting a squatting priest or shaman trying to hold a potion receptacle in his hands. He wears a crown, disc-shaped tambas and his face is decorated with ceremonial paintings. Polychrome terracotta. Small crack on the left...

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Lot n° 17 

Vase Recuay

Double-bellied vase linked by a bridge-shaped anchor decorated with a beautiful polychrome decoration evoking felines and a dignitary carrying a large poncho. Polychrome terracotta, splinters on the cap Recuay Peru, 100av-300 AD 14 x 9 x 17cm

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Lot n° 18 

Kéro cérémoniel

Ceremonial kero presenting a scene of symbols divided into three registers: the first evoking flowers of the Inca, the second a geometric frieze associated with the steps of a temple and the third depicting dignitaries holding flowers inside. Wood, polychromy...

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Lot n° 19 

Belle coupe sur piédouche Coclé

Beautiful cup on a pedestal, with a geometric pattern decoration and the crocodile god on the tray. Polychrome terracotta, broken and glued. Absence of redone parts. Coclé, Azuero Peninsula, final period, from 1000 to 1200 A.D. 23.5 x 23.5 cm.

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Lot n° 20 

Petit vase Mochica

Small vase with a figure of a warrior modeled Fired clay Mochica, Peru H: 13.5 cm

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Lot n° 21 

Vénus Tlatilco

Venus presented naked standing, the forehead adorned with a band with circular amulets. Beige and brown terracotta. One leg broken and glued. Tlatilco, Mexico, Pre-Classical Period, 1100 to 550 B.C. H : 15 cm

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Lot n° 22 

Statuette Colima

Statuette presenting a young dignitary standing, he wears a circular loincloth held by a belt with a strap falling down on his hip. Beige and orange terracotta, a broken arm stuck. Colima, Western Mexico, 100 B.C. to 250 A.D. H: 11.5 cm

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Lot n° 23 

Vénus Colima

Venus of fertility, she presents a naked young woman with swollen genitals as a sign of procreation. She wears many ornaments, perhaps attesting to her important rank with the deity whose service she is at the service of. Beige and orange terracotta. Colima,...

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Lot n° 24 

Chef de village Colima

Anthropomorphic statue of a village chief wearing a loincloth and various ornaments attesting to his important rank in the clan. Beige terracotta with brown decoration. Colima, Western Mexico, 100 B.C. to 250 A.D. Height: 16 cm

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Lot n° 25 

Jeune chamane Colima

Statuette presenting a young shaman, his hands placed on the solar plexus in a symbolic gesture. His face has a concentrated expression, perhaps under the effect of a powerful hallucinogen. Beige terracotta. Colima, Western Mexico, 100 B.C. to 250 A.D. H:...

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Lot n° 26 

Neuf figurines

Set of nine figurines. Terracotta, traces of red ochre chrome for some of them. Ecuador, pre-Columbian period. Dimensions: 13 - 10 - 7.8 - 8 - 8 - 6 - 6 - 6.5 and 2.5 cm high.

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Lot n° 27 

Seigneur Maya

Statuette presenting a lord wearing a large mantle, rich necklace and ear ornaments. Beige terracotta. Maya, Mexico or Guatemala. Classical period, 600 to 900 A.D. 12 x 7 cm.

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Lot n° 28 

Noble Michoacan

Statuette presenting a noble woman standing. She wears a large skirt and a rich ornament. Beige terracotta with beautiful traces of polychromy. Coastal region of Michoacan. 300 to 100 B.C. 11 x 4.5 cm.

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Lot n° 29 

Ornements Mochica

Necklace ornament and tweezers made of copper, oxidized by time and use. Mochica, Peru, 200-600 AD

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Lot n° 30 

Ensemble de petits sceaux

Set of 57 small cylinder or spindle seals engraved with zoomorphic and geometric symbols. Manteno, province of Manabi, from 850 to 1500 A.D. H: about 1 to 2 cm.

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Lot n° 31 

Hache et mortier

Set: a double-lobed axe and a small mortar with shamanic potion White and grey stone use marks Southern United States, pre-Columbian period 16 x 14.5 cm 9X 7cm

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Lot n° 32 

Pilier votif Chimu

Votive pillar featuring a figure seated in a suit wearing a necklace on the torso and a circular ceremonial ornament around the face. Wood, brown patina. Chimu, Peru, 1100-1400 AD. 68cm

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Lot n° 33 

Coupe à offrande

Offering cup with geometric decoration. Beige and orange terracotta. Panzuelo, Ecuador, 800 to 1500 A.D. 16.5 x 5 cm

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Lot n° 34 

Coupe sur piedouche

Pedestal cup with incised decoration of symbols and deities. Thin-walled brown and beige terracotta, broken and glued. Mantano, province of Manabi, Ecuador. 850 to 1500 A.D. 17 x 10 cm.

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Lot n° 35 

Vase Nazca

Vase with a wide straight collar, it is decorated with a frieze of hummingbirds in full flight in contrasting colours. Polychrome terracotta, small chip on the neck. Nazca, Peru, 200 to 600 A.D. 11 x 14.5 cm.

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Lot n° 36 

Coupe à offrande Carchi

Offering cup decorated on the inner walls with a beautiful decoration of geometric and concentric symbols. In the centre are two inverted stylised birds. Polychrome terracotta, broken and glued. Carchi, Ecuador, from 1000 to 1500 A.D. 18 x 10 c...

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Lot n° 37 

Coupe à offrandes Maya

Offering cup with a concentric medallion on the inner walls and a frieze of turkey, an animal probably deified in this kingdom. On the outer walls, several dignitaries sit in hieratic postures presenting with their hands Polychrome terracotta, slight...

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Lot n° 38 

Vase Nazca

An ornate vase on the outer walls of the feline god with the hybrid body of a bee and a hummingbird. He holds in his hand a sceptre with chilli peppers. Polychrome terracotta, very slightly broken glued and restored. Nazca, Peru, 200 to 600 A.D. 12...

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Lot n° 39 

Vase Nazca aux deux colibris.

Vase with two hummingbirds. Polychrome terracotta, some small alterations of surface saltiness, consolidated cracks. Nazca, Peru, 200 to 600 A.D. 21 x 6 cm

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Lot n° 40 

Coupe Nazca

Cup with a frieze of hummingbirds on the outer walls in full flight. Polychrome terracotta, slightly broken and glued. Nazca, Peru, 200 to 600 A.D. 16 x 8.5 cm.

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Lot n° 41 

Vase à deux cols Nazca

Vase with two necks joined by a bridge-shaped handle. On each side is a hybrid deity with the head of a jaguar and the body of a gladiator orca. These two animals are probably emblems of power associated with a warrior leader. Polychrome terracotta,...

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Lot n° 42 

Grand vase Narino

Large vase showing a chief sitting with his hands joined at the bottom of his chin, his intense face symbolically pointing to the sky. The protrusion under the left cheek indicates that he chews coca leaves, a habit reserved for the chief. Beige and...

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Lot n° 43 

Vase à potion Chiriqui

Small vase with a tripod potion having an animal deity with an incised body. Orange terracotta, broken and glued. Chiriqui, Panama, Costa Rica, 800 to 1500 A.D. 9.5 x 11.5 cm.

Lot n° 44 

Vase étrier Mochica

Vase stirrup with two wounded deer. These animals are represented with the hunter's spear planted in their bodies and the net used to capture them. Polychrome terracotta. Small scratches on the neck. Mochica, III, IV, Peru. 300 to 500 A.D. 22.5...

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Lot n° 45 

Vase étrier Mochica

Stirrup vase presenting the owl god in his warlike form holding a snake-headed scepter in one hand. Beige and orange terracotta. Mochica III, IV, Peru, 300 to 500 A.D. 21 x 13.5 x 18.5 cm.

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Lot n° 46 

Vase étrier Mochica

Stirrup vase with three hybrid deities with iguana legs, myriapod bodies and snake heads. Beige terracotta with a wine brown decoration. Mochica II, 100 to 300 A.D. 19 x 15 cm.

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Lot n° 47 

Vase étrier Mochica

Stirrup vase presenting a deity with the body of a fish and the head of a snake-jaguar. Beige terracotta with coffee red decoration. Broken stirrup glued and very small plug on the foot and crack on 2 cm. Mochica III, IV, from 300 to 500 A.D. 27...

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Lot n° 48 

Vase étrier Chavin

Vase stirrup the belly shaped like a fighting club with four raised spikes. Brown terracotta. Chavin, Tembladera, Peru, Ancient Horizons, from 900 to 300 B.C. 21.5 x 14 cm.

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Lot n° 49 

Vase étrier Mochica

Stirrup vase with ovoid belly painted with two stylized iguanas with beautiful naturalistic shapes. Beige terracotta and coffee red. Mochica, I, II, Peru, from 100 BC to 200 AD. 19.5 x 14.5cm.

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Lot n° 50 

Coupe ornée Nazca

Bowl decorated with a band of contrasting coloured motifs (perhaps stylised trophy heads). Polychrome terracotta, broken and glued. Nazca, Peru, 200-600 A.D. 15.5 x 7 cm.

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