Description:

Pre-Columbian, Colombia, Calima / Malagan culture, ca. 300 BCE. A striking and rare terracotta sun face mask of a convex discoid form enveloped in burn orange slip with vertical stripes of cream pigment below the eyes representing tears. Powerfully stylized, the ancient vizard displays slender, slit-form eyes with delineated lids, a bulbous nose, and a thin, openwork mouth. The entirety of the visage is encircled by a raised border of incised, diagonal lines, perhaps intended to represent sun rays. Size: 6.4" Diameter x 8.8" H (16.3 cm x 22.4 cm)

Provenance: private Hawaii, USA collection, 1995 to 2010; ex-Robert & Marianne Huber collection, New York, USA, 1960 to 1990

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#173737

  • Condition: Professionally repaired with restoration and possible areas of repainting. Minor chipping to peripheries, as well as some expected nicks and abrasions, all commensurate with age. Otherwise, excellent with nice burnish and great remaining pigments.

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