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| Auction Closes At: |
11:10:01 10/18/2021 |
| Time Remaining: |
Closed |
| Lot# & Name: |
141. Veracruz Smiling Head wearing Headdress |
| Estimate: |
$6,000-$9,000 |
| Current High Bid: |
$0.00 |
| Auction Closed(Final Price) |
$0.00 |
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| Category: |
Pre-Columbian Art
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| Sub Category: |
Mexico - Early Post Classic Periods
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| Culture or Country: |
Veracruz, Mexico.
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| Period: |
Ca. 600-900 A.D.
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| Size: |
13-1/4”H. x 8”W. |
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| Description: |
Large buff-brown color pottery head of a dignitary, sonriente type depicted with a trance-like expression, lidded eyes and ceremonially filed front teeth. Wearing a fancy headdress with a central feathered plume and rear lappet. The initials “RM’ scratched on the reverse and an early painted collection number “8822”. Missing the right headdress lappet and right corner of the plume, some scattered minor losses and his necklace reattached, otherwise intact. Custom tiered block base. An impressive example. |
| Provenance: |
Ex. Huber Primitive Art, Dixon, IL, 2014. Ex. Allison Cutler, who inherited from her mother, Beverly W. Cutler, who purchased from David Bramhall, 1972. |
| Shipping Fee: |
| National: |
$39.00 |
| International: |
$169.00 (This is approximate and for Postal Service. Prices may vary, especially for private carriers such as: FEDEX, UPS and BAX).
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Veracruz Smiling Head wearing Headdress
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