Lot Essay
Cf. Ancient Art of Veracruz, fig. 63
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LATE CLASSIC, CA. A. D. 550-950
Details
VERACRUZ SMILING FIGURE, REMOJADAS
Late Classic, ca. A. D. 550-950
The mold-made male in an ecstatic posture holding a rattle in the raised left hand, adorned with embossed, chest band, jewelry and headdress with stepped motifs, pierced at the corners, painted overall in orange-brown with traces of black facial tattoos.
Height: 17¾ in. (45 cm.)
Late Classic, ca. A. D. 550-950
The mold-made male in an ecstatic posture holding a rattle in the raised left hand, adorned with embossed, chest band, jewelry and headdress with stepped motifs, pierced at the corners, painted overall in orange-brown with traces of black facial tattoos.
Height: 17¾ in. (45 cm.)
Provenance
Ernst Beyeler, Basel, Switzerland, acquired in the 1960s
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