Veracruz Pottery Head - Sonriente "Smiling Face"

Pre-Columbian, Gulf Coast Mexico, Veracruz (Vera Cruz), ca. 3rd to 7th century CE. A lovely hollow-molded pottery head of a sonriente ("smiling face") with a flared neck base. Wearing a pair of beaded

Pre-Columbian Pottery "Sonriente" Head, Veracruz, realistically modeled smiling face, with a flattened brow line extending into a pierced rectangular coiffure with raised scrolling ribbon design, h. 6

Pre-Columbian, Veracruz (Vera Cruz) Mexico, ca. 600 to 800 CE. An adorable smiling Sonriente head in molded pottery. He wears a headdress and ear ornaments on his triangular head. Wide almond-shaped e

Pre-Columbian, Gulf coast of Mexico, Veracruz, Remojadas, ca. 600 to 800 CE. A large pottery effigy sonriente figure, a name that literally means "smiling face," in an animated posture, with both hand

Pre-Columbian Sonriente head, ex-Mathias Komor, c. 600-900 CE, Veracruz, Mexico region, moulded brown terracotta pottery, part of a larger statue, the smiling figure with scrolling headdress and ear o

Gulf coast of Mexico, Remojadas, Ca. 600 to 800 AD. An effigy head from a full figure, he wears a headdress and beaded neck strand. He has wide almond eyes and smiling open work grinning mouth. Size 6

Pre-Columbian, Veracruz Sonriente type laughing figure. Size 8 1/4 inches high. Age unknown probably ancient? A Hollow pottery whistle Male figure standing with smiling face wearing large headdress. D

Pre-Columbian, Veracruz Sonriente type laughing figure. Size 8 1/4 inches high. Age unknown probably ancient? A Hollow pottery whistle Male figure standing with smiling face wearing large headdress. D

Pre-Columbian, Veracruz, ca. 100 BCE to 800 CE. This is a buff clay pottery standing smiling-faced figure in an animated posture with both hands extended. He is adorned with a triangular headdress, ea

A Vera Cruz Soriente head, ca. 550 - 950 A.D., smiling face, with headdress and spool earrings. Dimensions: 6-1/2" W x 5" H; Weight: 12.7 oz. Provenance: Ex. M. Simpson Collection

An important Veracruz head from Mexico, ca. 600-900 A.D. This monumental size head would have been part of an incensario figure dedicated to the god Chaac. The realistic expression on the face is stri

Nice Veracruz Sonriente terracotta head, Mexico, smiling Sonriente, terracotta head fragment, on museum mount, 6.5"h x 7"w x 3.5"d (head only), 8"h (incl. stand)

Pre-Columbian Figure Assortment (3) items including a face mask having white painted eyes and (2) fragmentary heads having smiling faces (sonrientes) from Vera Cruz Provenance: The Estate of George 'Y

NEW LOWER START PRICE… Pre-Columbian, Vera Cruz, Mexico, ca. 400 to 700 CE. Such an amazing and disturbing piece that it is difficult to describe! A human head, with face painted black with the clas

A large Pre-Columbian pottery head from the Remojadas people of modern-day Veracruz region. This head depicts a priest with a black face and decorated headdress. It is presented on a black modern meta

Lot of 3 Ancient Pre Columbian Vera Cruz Pottery Heads c.600-900 AD. Size 5 1/4 - 4 1/2 inches high + Mount. Large Vera Cruz Smiling features, another smaller head with smiling features together with

Pre-Columbian Pottery Head Shown smiling, mounted on wooden backing for hanging. Remojadas, Veracruz, Mexico, 450-650 CE. Height 6 inches (15.2 cm)

Pre-Columbian, southern Mexico, Veracruz / Vera Cruz region, ca. 400 to 600 CE. Pottery head from a sonriente, clearly depicting the most characteristic aspect of the sonriente, a wonderfully amusing

Ancient Pre-Columbian, Veracruz figure c.500-900 AD. Size 13 1/2 inches high. Rare Hollow pottery Male figure standing with smiling face wearing large necklace, separately made articulated arms, left

The pottery figurine worked as kneeling with the right arm supporting the face, the head top pierced with an aperture. 10.5inch H, 6inch L, 4.2inch W.

Pre-Columbian Vera Cruz Figurine Assortment (3) smiling (sonriente) figures including (2) head fragments and a full figure; (1) having stand Provenance: The Estate of George 'Yorgo' Demetrakopoulos; p

Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Vera Cruz culture, ca. 6th to 8th century CE. A very fine example of a seated ceramic sonriente. The molded detail shows a fine laughing face with almond shaped eyes, a small no

Pre-Columbian, Gulf Coast of Mexico, Veracruz culture, ca. 500 to 700 CE. A fascinating glimpse into the past, this is the preserved head from a larger figure marked by realistic features and dominate

Pre-Columbian, Vera Cruz, ca. 100 BCE to 800 CE. A head, probably separated from a large figure, made of separate pieces of molded pottery put together in a kiln. These heads were made separately and