Description
ECUADOR and MEXICO two terracottas: Statuette of a standing priestess, richly adorned with a wide, multi-row necklace, ear ornaments covering the lobes, bracelets and long skirt. Her skull is ritually deformed at the back. Beige-orange terracotta, one broken foot glued in place, small lack, marks of time. Jama - Coaque, Ecuador, 500 BC to 500 AD H. 13.5x16 cm Head with playful expression, skull with ritual deformation, decorated in relief with spiral motifs and a U symbolizing an inverted yoke from the "Ulama" pelota game. Beige terracotta with marks of time. Veracruz, Mexico, Late Classic Period AD 550 to 950 Reference: Expert : Serge Reynes Condition: Foot re-glued Provenance: Laurence Deonna Collection Laurence Deonna Collection
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ECUADOR and MEXICO two terracottas: Statuette of a standing priestess, richly adorned with a wide, multi-row necklace, ear ornaments covering the lobes, bracelets and long skirt. Her skull is ritually deformed at the back. Beige-orange terracotta, one broken foot glued in place, small lack, marks of time. Jama - Coaque, Ecuador, 500 BC to 500 AD H. 13.5x16 cm Head with playful expression, skull with ritual deformation, decorated in relief with spiral motifs and a U symbolizing an inverted yoke from the "Ulama" pelota game. Beige terracotta with marks of time. Veracruz, Mexico, Late Classic Period AD 550 to 950 Reference: Expert : Serge Reynes Condition: Foot re-glued Provenance: Laurence Deonna Collection Laurence Deonna Collection
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