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Sale LES EMPIRES DE LUMIERE [IV] Collections privées européennes d'Art Précolombien of April 3 2023

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\\\\*Standing figure

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\\\\*Standing figure

wearing a headdress, vest and loincloth. The mouth is masked by a wide band that completes a helmet-shaped headdress decorated with an engraved grid pattern. The nose protrudes. The eyes are oblong. The ears are adorned with tubular curls. A lock of hair protrudes from the headdress and rests on the front of the right shoulder. The forearms are spread away from the body and the hands are open. The legs are long and massive. He is wearing a short sleeveless vest decorated with small holes, held in place by two ties, and a loincloth. Beige-brown hollow terracotta. Veracruz, Mexico, 600-900 A.D. 82 x 35 x 18.5 cm Provenance: Former Yvon Collet collection, 1968.

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€10,000 - €15,000

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€10,000

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    France

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