Large Aztec Stone Temple Head,
Postclassic, ca. A.D. 1200 - 1521
Postclassic, ca. A.D. 1200 - 1521
height 15 1/4in (38.7cm)
depicting Chicomecoatl, the goddess of maize, her face, adorned with spooled earrings. peers out from a square headdress; finely mottled from limestone with traces of light orange pigment on the face.
Provenance:
Samuel Dubiner Collection, Canada, acquired in the 1960s
depicting Chicomecoatl, the goddess of maize, her face, adorned with spooled earrings. peers out from a square headdress; finely mottled from limestone with traces of light orange pigment on the face.
Provenance:
Samuel Dubiner Collection, Canada, acquired in the 1960s
Estimate:
US$ 20,000 - 30,000
€16,000 - 23,000
£13,000 - 20,000
€16,000 - 23,000
£13,000 - 20,000
Category: Ethnographic Art / African, Oceanic and Pre-Columbian Art
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