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Wonderfully Macabre Veracruz Pottery Skull Ocarina

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Wonderfully Macabre Veracruz Pottery Skull Ocarina

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Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Veracruz, ca. 400 to 600 CE. A fabulously spooky blackware pottery skull ocarina, its ghastly hollow form delineated with optic and nasal cavities, realistic indentations above the temples, and an eerie toothy grin. Two finger holes beside the optic cavities allow for a rich variety of haunting sounds. Instruments like this example played a major role in Pre-Columbian life as music was included in various rites of passage ceremonies, funerals, and even during warfare. Size: 4.5" L x 3.875" W x 4.5" H (11.4 cm x 9.8 cm x 11.4 cm)

Provenance: Ex-Harvey Collection, acquired prior to 1972

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Condition

Stable stress crack filled with encrustation running from area above nasal cavity across skull and to the underside as shown. Ocarina works well!

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Wonderfully Macabre Veracruz Pottery Skull Ocarina

Name: Wonderfully Macabre Veracruz Pottery Skull Ocarina
SKU: 50666183
Price: 550 USD
Availability: InStock

Estimate $500 - $750

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Starting Price $250

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