Head of a dignitary, ca. 600 - 900 AD · Mexico, Central Gulf Coast · ID: 3052941
Starting price
EUR 2,400
Estimated price
EUR 5,000
Provenance
Wolfgang Ketterer, Munich, 27 June 1987, lot 30German Private Collection, Munich
Size
H: 34 cm
H: 13.4 inch
Description
ceramic, rest.
It was not until the early 1960s that nearly a dozen clay figures were found at El Zapotal, often broken into several hundred pieces. These figures were astonishing in their larger-than-life size, as the artists had no tools such as wire frames at their disposal.
Notices
This object is subject to the UNESCO Cultural Heritage Protection Act. Export documents are required for export (subjected to a fee).