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TÊTE HACHA VERACRUZ EN PIERRE VOLCANIQUE Mexique, Culture Veracruz, Période classique, 450-750 ap. J.C. image 1
TÊTE HACHA VERACRUZ EN PIERRE VOLCANIQUE Mexique, Culture Veracruz, Période classique, 450-750 ap. J.C. image 2
TÊTE HACHA VERACRUZ EN PIERRE VOLCANIQUE Mexique, Culture Veracruz, Période classique, 450-750 ap. J.C. image 3
Lot 120

TÊTE HACHA VERACRUZ EN PIERRE VOLCANIQUE
Mexique, Culture Veracruz, Période classique, 450-750 ap. J.C.

12 December 2025, 11:00 CET
Paris, Avenue Hoche

€3,000 - €5,000

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TÊTE HACHA VERACRUZ EN PIERRE VOLCANIQUE
Mexique, Culture Veracruz, Période classique, 450-750 ap. J.C.


VERACRUZ STONE HEAD HACHA
Mexico, Veracruz culture, Classic period, 450–750 A.D.
Gray volcanic stone with brown patina
Hacha representing the head of a chubby man, referring to the "Fat God." His eyes are rendered as cavities, and a frontal ridge enhances the expressiveness of the face. A crest surmounts his head. The back is hollowed out and shows two attachment tenons.
22 cm (8 11/16 in.) high

Footnotes

Bibliography
Catalogue de la Foire des Antiquaires de Belgique, Brussels, 1972, Stand 22, Galerie Deletaille.

Provenance
Galerie Deletaille, 1972
Private collection, Belgium, acquired at the above. The purchase recorded in a 20th March 1986 insurance document.

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