Arts of Africa, Oceania and the Americas | Antiquities - 19th February 2025

Lot 452

A Veracruz head

Estimate £400 - £600 | Hammer £378

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Description

A Veracruz head
Mexico, circa 400 - 700 AD
pottery, with a spiked head band, an open mouth and an ear ring to the right ear, with bitumen to the eyes and brows,
16.5cm high,
a Veracruz pottery head, smiling and wearing a tall headdress with a side tassel, 21cm high, and a Colombia pottery head, with an open mouth and piecred ears, 12.5cm high, all on stands. (6)

Provenance
From the estate of the late Eldred Trewvella "Bill" Bennette. London and Dorset. (1946 - 2024)