Lot 215
**Originally Listed At $200**
Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Veracruz culture, also known as Totonac (Totonaca), Remojadas, ca. 300 to 600 CE. An exceptional pair of pottery figures of zoomorphic form: a jaguar and a monkey face. Show on all fours, the fierce jaguar leans his long plank-like body backwards, as his tail rests on his flat back. The beast's growling visage features a pair of egg-shaped eyes, a defined nasal bridge, incised nostrils, and a sizable mouth, held open to display gritted teeth with long fangs. Rendered with care, each of his paws is skillfully incised with clearly delineated toes. Alternatively, the monkey face is more humorous than fierce, presenting an expressive visage of target-shaped eyes, a broad nose, and projecting lips positioned open as if vocalizing the "ooh ooh" sound of a monkey. Flanked by two large ears, the ovoid visage is encircled by a double-border of incised lines. The simian face is flat on its verso. Size of largest: 3.875" W x 3" H (9.8 cm x 7.6 cm)
Provenance: ex-private Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA collection, acquired from Goldberg Auctions, Los Angeles, USA in 1968
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#142649
- Condition: Jaguar's proper left leg has been reattached. Monkey face is fragment of a larger piece. Expected surface wear with abrasions and light softening of details commensurate with age. Otherwise, very nice with lovely earthen deposits throughout.
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