ECUADOR and MEXICO two terracottas:
Statuette... Lot 341
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ECUADOR and MEXICO two terracottas:
Statuette of a standing priestess, richly adorned with a wide, multi-row necklace, ear ornaments covering the lobes, bracelets and long skirt.
Her skull is ritually deformed at the back.
Beige-orange terracotta, one broken foot glued in place, small lack, marks of time.
Jama - Coaque, Ecuador, 500 BC to 500 AD
H. 13.5x16 cm
Head with playful expression, skull with ritual deformation, decorated in relief with spiral motifs and a U symbolizing an inverted yoke from the "Ulama" pelota game.
Beige terracotta with marks of time.
Veracruz, Mexico, Late Classic Period AD 550 to 950
Reference:
Expert : Serge Reynes
Condition:
Foot re-glued
Provenance: Laurence Deonna Collection
Laurence Deonna Collection
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