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WOMAN'S BUST Culture Veracruz, Remojadas Style,...

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WOMAN'S BUST Culture Veracruz, Remojadas Style, Gulf Coast, Mexico Classical, 450-650 A.D. H. 35 cm - W. 16 cm Dark brown and light brown ceramics. Traces of oxidation and residue of red pigment. Female bust decorated with ornamental motifs in relief around the breasts. Face topped with a frontal band having a deformation ritual of the skull. Superciliary arches extending over an aquiline nose. adorned with a nariguera. Eyes like coffee beans, mouth open leaving appear the dentition. Broken glued head, visible lacks, wear of surface. Provenance: - Alfred Stendhal Gallery, Los Angeles, 1960s - Franco Monti Collection, 1960-1970s