Description:

Pre-Columbian, Central Mexico, Vera Cruz, ca. 500 to 800 CE. A mold-made, hollow pottery standing priest wearing an elaborate feathered costume and a long-beaked face mask with large plumed side tufts. The front is painted with a white slip and highlighted with red cinnabar pigment. Bird feathers were cherished by the indigenous of the Americas, used to symbolize the celestial realm of the deities. Size: 3.125" W x 4.375" H (7.9 cm x 11.1 cm)

Provenance: private Nevada collection, acquired from Alan Rosen of Florida in the 1980s. Exhibited at the Marjorie Barrick Museum, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 1990s and 2000s

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#125296

  • Condition: Normal surface wear with earthen and scattered mineral deposits.

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