Head of a dignitary, ca. 600 - 900 AD · Mexico, Central Gulf Coast · ID: 3052941
Sold
EUR 2,300
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.
The object Head of a dignitary, ca. 600 - 900 AD with the object ID 3052941 was last part of the auction Auction 106 at April 25, 2026 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 39 achieved a sales price of EUR 2,300.
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Notices
This object is subject to the Cultural Heritage Protection Act. Export documents are required for export (subjected to a fee).