Veracruz Sonriente Head
$ 2,600.00
Category: Pre-Columbian Art Sub Category: Mexico - Early Post Classic Periods Culture or Country: Veracruz, Mexico. Period: Ca. 900-900 A.D. Size: 5-1/4”H. x 5-1/2”W. Description: Medium brown color hollow molded pottery Sonriente head, originally from a figure. Depicted with a slight smile and chubby cheeks. Wearing a leaf shape ear...
| Category: | Pre-Columbian Art |
| Sub Category: | Mexico - Early Post Classic Periods |
| Culture or Country: | Veracruz, Mexico. |
| Period: | Ca. 900-900 A.D. |
| Size: | 5-1/4”H. x 5-1/2”W. |
| Description: | Medium brown color hollow molded pottery Sonriente head, originally from a figure. Depicted with a slight smile and chubby cheeks. Wearing a leaf shape ear ornament and high headdress with a central relief stepped geometric decorative element. Scattered mineral deposits on the surface. Missing left ear and ornament, otherwise intact. |
| Provenance: | Collection of Marianne Shaw Blanchard, acquired 1960s - 70s. Ex. Taller Huara Gallery, Buenos Aires. |
