Arts of Africa, Oceania and the Americas - 21st September 2022
Lot 29
A Veracruz female fragment bust
Estimate £300 - £500 | Hammer £550
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Description
A Veracruz female fragment bust
Remojados, Mexico, circa 450 - 650 AD
pottery, wearing an armband, necklaces, earrings and a pastillaje headdress, with bitumen highlights,
25cm high, on a base.
Provenance
L'Art Ancien Gallery, Montreal
Private Collection, Canada, acquired from the above in 1985.
Published
Ancient Art of Veracruz, Los Angeles, 1971, fig. 26.