Deux rarissimes sceaux tampons Lot n° 5

of significant size. One presents motifs in the form of raptor talons personifying an ideogram probably associated with the power of the shaman lord. The other evokes the claws of howler monkeys with pelican heads whose shapes interlock with each other harmoniously. This ensemble also personifies ideograms of great symbolic significance for this people. Terra cotta with smoothed beige and brown slip with coffee red reflections in places. Small scattered chips. Good general state of conservation. Olmec, Mexico, 1150-500 B.C. 8,5x5,5 - 6,7x6,4 cm