TL-TESTED JAGUAR VESSEL
TL-TESTED JAGUAR VESSEL
Fired clay
Pre-Columbian America, La Tolita, approx. 4th cent.
TL-test certificate no. 02071014, dated October 2014, by the Kotalla laboratory in Germany included
The jaguar is showing its teeth and has strong paws with extended claws and a thick tail. The mouth of the vessel is on top of the animal’s head. Large button-eyes, a wide and bulged mouth with hairs on the sides. Firing holes on the bottom of each foot and the tail.
Dimensions: HEIGHT 11.6 CM, WIDTH 21.3 CM
Condition: Good, age-related condition. Small restorations to both ears
Provenance: Formerly in the collection of Heinz Walter in Munich