 |
|
Home |
|
Elaborate Pre-Columbian Dancer's Head, Veracruz browse these categories for related items... All Items: Antiques: Regional Art: Americas: Pre Columbian: Sculpture: Pre AD 1000: item # 801119
Janus Antiquities By Appointment New Jersey (330) 612-3957 Guest Book $245 |
|
|||||||
|
This figure belongs to a group of solid, hand-sculpted figures from the Remojadas region of Pre-Columbian Veracruz, Mexico. Although it is difficult to say for sure in the absence of the full figure, the elaborate serpent headdress suggests the figure was originally a ceremonial dancer representing a warrior. Note the use of bitumen, a thick tar-like form of petroleum, that was used to highlight details like the dancer's mouth and the serpent's eyes.
AGE: 600-900 AD CONDITION: This is a fragment from a larger statue, but it is intact save for some applique losses, especially to the right side of the headdress as shown in the photos. Displays quite nicely with the included stand. DIMENSIONS: 10.2 cm / 4" tall, not including the stand |
||||||||
|
