PRE-COLUMBIAN POTTERY HEAD

Classical to Late Classic period, ca. AD 300 - 900 > A pottery head with an elaborate applied headdress, narrowed eyes and an open mouth. Large ear ornaments frame the face. Classic-period Veracruz potters produced expressive human figures with elaborate headdresses, jewellery and costume. These objects offer evidence of social identities and ritual display, and many were associated with ceremonial or funerary settings. > > Size: 195mm x 180mm; Weight: 1.77kg > Provenance: Ex. Private South German Collection of F. L. since 1980s. > >

Estimate:£260

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