Description:

Pre-Columbian, Gulf Coast Mexico, Veracruz, Remojadas, ca. 300 to 800 CE. A large, hand-built terracotta effigy head of a warrior from a full figure. He wears a magnificent feathered headdress atop a domed head, while cupped ears adorned with stylized earspools and a pointed chin frame his face. His expressive visage is comprised of a furrowed brow line, almond-shaped eyes with drilled pupils, an upturned nose, and a parted mouth displaying a trio of teeth. The light-brown coloration of the face as well as the headdress plumes are adorned with chapapote, a sticky, black-hued, bituminous substance created from petroleum-rich earthen deposits. With its dramatic countenance and earthtone embellishments, this is a fine example from ancient Mesoamerica! Custom wooden display stand included. Size: 4.75" H (12.1 cm); 9" H (22.9 cm) on included custom stand.

Provenance: private New York, New York, USA collection; ex-Dr. George Wald collection, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, acquired in the 1960s. Dr. George Wald was the recipient of the 1967 Nobel Price in Physiology or Medicine for his work on the retina.

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#131264

  • Condition: Expected age-commensurate surface wear, losses to portions of headdress, neck, earspools, and face, fading to pigmentation, otherwise very good. Wooden plug inserted into bottom of neck for mounting. Old inventory numbers "W8" and "S1" written in black on verso.

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