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Western Mexico, Colonial Period, c.1500 -

Western Mexico, Colonial Period, c.1500 - 1650 AD. A burnished brown terra cotta in form of a standing devil complete with horns and a tail. H:5" atop a wood stand. Ex George Morgan Collection. Rare and most interesting . An apparent example of the Conquistadors' negative influence on the Mexicans, whose culture they were in the process of destroying.

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