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THBPre-Columbian Vera Cruz Ceramic Bust with Headdress
Lot 124
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Artemis Gallery
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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- Lot Description
Pre-Columbian, Gulf Coast of Mexico, Vera Cruz, ca. 600 to 800 CE. A hand-built and modeled terracotta effigy head of a warrior wearing a magnificent zoomorphic headdress with upturned, scallop-shaped fur locks above leering eyes and the snout of this fierce animal - its open mouth revealing sharp fangs. The man's equally fierce visage boasts wonderful details as well: almond-shaped, thick-lidded eyes with applied irises/pupils, a protruding naturalistic nose, ears (one surviving with its earspool), and an open mouth that is just as naturalistic, revealing bucky teeth - all framed by a ridged fringe of bangs above which is an applied twisted and tied band that continues under his chin. Note the dramatic black bitumen painted on the irises of his eyes, his nose, lips and area surrounding mouth, his bangs, as well as the bulging eyes and snout of his zoomorphic headdress. Size: 8" L x 8.75" W x 9" H (20.3 cm x 22.2 cm x 22.9 cm); 14.5" H (36.8 cm) on included custom stand.
For further information about the wondrous visual culture of Vera Cruz see, "Ceremonial Sculpture of Ancient Vera Cruz" Hillwood Art Center, Long Island University, 1987.
Provenance: private Southern California, USA collection, acquired in the 1970s to mid-1980s
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#140795Losses to headdress, ears, bow of band above bangs, verso of head, and lower peripheries as shown. Normal surface wear commensurate with age. Earthen and mineral deposits. Wonderful root marks.Condition
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