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Elaborate Veracruz Terracotta Seated Male Shaman

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Elaborate Veracruz Terracotta Seated Male Shaman

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Description

Veracruz / Vera Cruz, Mexico, ca. 600 to 900 BCE. Elaborate pottery male shaman figure wearing a ceremonial costume standing in a corral with heavily applied disc decorative elements on diagonal slats, applied birds on the side rails and front of costume. Some remaining traces of decorative surface pigments. Size: 6-1/4" x 6".

Provenance: Ex-private Dr. John Hilsabeck Estate collection, Orange County, California, acquired 1955 to 1985; ex-private private collection of the President of the Board of Directors of the Bowers Museum, Santa Ana, California.

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Condition

Scattered losses and several glued breaks. Restoration to headdress horn, rear crest and two of the birds.A highly decorated example.

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Elaborate Veracruz Terracotta Seated Male Shaman

Name: Elaborate Veracruz Terracotta Seated Male Shaman
SKU: 38149788
Price: 450 USD
Availability: InStock

Estimate $1,000 - $1,500

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