Tomkins Collection

Plate

TC 271
Provenance: Throckmorton Fine Arts, New York, 1998
Dimensions: Diameter 28 cm
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This ring based plate is painted with bird and saurian motifs. “Coclé designs are noteworthy for their balance and vigorous curved lines. Like most New World art, the patterns are largely derived from life forms…” (Lothrop 1934: 211)

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