Description:

Pre-Columbian, Central Mexico, Teotihuacan, Tlamimilolpa-Metepec phases, ca. 350 to 750 CE. A fun handmade pottery olla featuring a circular base, bulbous body, sloped shoulder with an anthropomorphic head and two arms, and flared rim. Staring outward through squinted eyes, the intriguing visage smiles maliciously with full lips, high pointed cheek bones, a prominent sharp nose, and two arched eyebrows. A pair of ponytails flank his otherwise-bald head, held up by striped ornaments above large tabbed ears and sizable annular earrings, while two tube-like arms sprout from the olla's shoulder, bending at the elbows to place both hands on the body of the vessel. All covered in a lustrous red burnish, this ancient vessel is a stunning example of Teotihuacan culture! Size: 5.875" in diameter x 6.125" H (14.9 cm x 15.6 cm)

Provenance: private Hawaii, USA collection; ex Mc Cormec collection, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA; ex R. Hecht collection, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA, acquired in 1969

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#160606

  • Condition: Collection label on base. Char mark on forehead of face. Some light scratches, chips/nicks, and pitting commensurate with age. Otherwise, intact and excellent with lovely earthen deposits.

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