Grande et belle tête de type « Baby face » Lot n° 4

masterfully modeled face with a marked expression, open mouth, lips with feline contours and squinted eyes. Her skull has a deformity directed towards the back. These deformations were a sign of nobility. Beige and coffee red terracotta Olmec, Morelos, Mexico, Pre-Classic period 1150-500 B.C. 17 x 10 x 12 cm Bibliography: The Olmec World, Ignacio Bernal, editions of the University of California, Berkeley and LA, 1969, plate60, for a close head, preserved in the collections of the Museum of Anthropology of Mexico