Arts of Africa, Oceania and the Americas - 21st September 2022

Lot 74

A Mixtec fragment

Estimate £400 - £600 | Hammer £300

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Description

A Mixtec fragment

Mexico, circa 800 - 1200 AD

jade/greenstone, carved a human face with a jaguar head headdress and the ear as a leg and paw,

12cm high, on a stand. (2)

Provenance

Sotheby's, London, 17 February 1994, lot 340.

Romy Rey Collection, London.