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Estimate $90
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PERU; Black jar; thick burnished ware; the neck is formed as a bird's face on one side with beak forming the handle (which is missing), the tail protruding from the other side; corn & feather motifs on body, Chimu culture (north coast). Ca 1100-1300 A.D. (Ht. 150mm)
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