Pre-Columbian Veracruz Pottery Female Figure Metal: Bronze

Metal: Bronze

where such urns often served to hold offerings or cremated remains

the fragment displays a stylized feline form with expressive facial features and a naturally weathered surface bearing mineral encrustations and centuries of age

pierced ears for large ornaments

Ancient Egyptian Sandstone Head Fragment

Pre-Columbian Veracruz Pottery Female Figure Metal: BronzePre Columbian Veracruz Pottery Female Figure with Bitumen HighlightsVeracruz culture, Gulf Coast of Mexico, ca. 600 900 CEHeight: 6 in (15. 2 cm) Custom metal display stand included An expressive ceramic figure from the Classic period Veracruz culture, skillfully modeled to depict a standing female with characteristic sculptural features. The figure is rendered with a slender waist and rounded hips, her torso and legs carefully shaped to emphasize