SMILING MAN INSTRUMENT - VERACRUZ, MEXICO, C. 500-1000 AD
SMILING MAN INSTRUMENT - VERACRUZ, MEXICO, C. 500-1000 AD
Fired clay
Veracruz, Mexico, c. 500-1000 AD
Standing man with smiling face, holding a mace in his left arm. The hollow figure is worked as a whistle, with small stones in the hollow body making it function as a rattle as well.
Dimensions: HEIGHT 15 CM
Condition: Optical appearance good, minor restorations to exposed areas
Provenance: Collection F. Seiss, Leverkusen 1960, then property of Galerie Alt-Amerika in 1994