Rare circular support,
topped with a human head... Lot 26
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Rare circular support,
topped with a human head in relief, used to hold the rubber ball for the famous ball game.
Brown terracotta with bright red slip
Nayarit culture, San Sebastian, Mexico. 100 BC - 250 AD
H. 12 - Diam. 23 cm
Bibliography:
- "From Coast to Coast, Pre-Columbian Sculptures from Mesoamerica," Ted J. J. Leyenaar, Gerard W. van Bussel and Gesin Weber, Exhibition in Kassel in 1992 and then from November 27 to March 7, 1993 at the Rijksmuseum Voor Volkenkunde, Leiden.
Reproduced as no. 306, p. 325.
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