PRE-COLUMBIAN VERACRUZ POTTERY SEATED FIGURE

Early Classic period, ca. 300 BC - AD 300 > A Veracruz pottery figure seated with legs extended and arms lowered beside the body. The figure wears a tall projecting headdress, large ear ornaments and a necklace, with applied details across the torso. Classic-period Veracruz potters produced expressive human figures with elaborate headdresses, jewellery and costume. These objects offer evidence of social identities and ritual display, and many were associated with ceremonial or funerary settings. > > Size: 230mm x 125mm; Weight: 790g > Provenance: Ex. German Private Collection since 1962/63. > This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter. >

Stima:€656.64

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