Lot 90
Exceptional Veracruz Sitting Dignitary, CIRAM Tested
Exceptional Veracruz Sitting Dignitary, CIRAM Tested
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Totonaque culture, Veracruz, ca. 1450 CE. Fine pottery dignitary sitting with legs crossed under a long wrapped skirt, belted at the waist with a large bow in the front. Leaning slightly forward with both hands resting on knees. Wearing a double bundle pendant necklace. Depicted with exceptional expressive facial features, open toothy mouth with beautifully sculpted bow-shape lips, perforated flaring nostrils, and heavily lidded eyes, possibly singing or chanting. Long striated hairdo painted with black bitumen, and wearing a head band decorated with rows of impressed circular elements, and fancy ear ornaments. Body painted a flesh orange-pink, ocher bow and white skirt. An exceptional and beautiful example. Size: 15.75”H x 10”W (40 x 25.4cm).
Provenance: Private FL. collection acquired from William Siegel Gallery, Santa Fe, NM. Ex. Ancient Art of the New World, (Claudia Giangola and John Menser). CIRAM TL report # 0218-OA-10N-1. Dated: April 9th, 2021.
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Item #
71470
- Condition: Professionally repaired break through his waist with restoration over the break lines, both forearms reattached, midsection of stomach and lower back has been professionally repaired from approximately ten original pieces with restoration over the break lines. Some restoration to the fingers and toes.
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