TL-TESTED STANDING PRIEST - VERACRUZ, MEXICO, C. 6TH CENTURY
TL-TESTED STANDING PRIEST - VERACRUZ, MEXICO, C. 6TH CENTURY
Red, white and black panting on fired clay
Veracruz, Mexico, c. 6th century
TL-test certificate no. 41030502, dated June 2002, by the Kotalla laboratory in Germany included
With arms held on the sides, wearing a loincloth and complex headdress and earings. His mid-section and arms are adorned with straps and protective decorations, large necklace. Standing on three feet and with a whistling device.
Dimensions: HEIGHT 18 CM
Condition: Optical appearance good, minor restorations and chips as well as material loss
Provenance: Once part of an American private collection, acquired at Stendahl Galleries c. 1960, then property of Galerie Alt-Amerika in 2002