230 - Part of a skull altar depicting a skull carved in high relief, with wide, circular eye sockets and prominent cheekbones. The hemispherical skull has a hole drilled at its top that serves as a receptacle. Tenon (broken) on the back.

Part of a skull altar depicting a skull carved in high relief, with wide, circular eye sockets and prominent cheekbones. The hemispherical skull has a hole drilled at its top that serves as a receptacle. Tenon (broken) on the back. Gray volcanic stone. Height: 20 cm. Mexico, Valley of Mexico, Aztec civilization. 1300–1521 AD. Provenance: Hôtel Drouot, Loudmer, December 9, 1991, lot no. 248. Private collection, Brussels Passed down through the family