Terra-Cotta Vessel

Tripod, stylized human face with large open mouth and closed eyes. Decoration of doted lines around the neck. Some losses, beautiful translucide patina all over, old inventory number 6 painted in white on the base.

• Nicaragua;  Isola di Ometepe, Circa 1000-1100

Height: 6 1/4” (16 cm)

#P1513

Provenance:

Ancienne collection de la famille Calvi, objects assembles de 1950 a 1960. From the collection of the Calvi Family, objects collected between 1950 and 1960.

Reference:

Before Cortes, Art of middle America. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Graphic Society 1970, 322 pages.

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