PRE-COLUMBIAN VERACRUZ POTTERY HEAD

Classical to Late Classic period, ca. AD 300 - 900 > A Veracruz pottery head with large circular eyes, a projecting nose and parted lips. A broad patterned headdress with a plaited lower band frames the upper 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: 165mm x 165mm; Weight: 1.06kg > Provenance: Ex. German Private Collection since 1962/63. > This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter. >

Estimate:£550

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