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Magdalena Moskito Pottery Head Effigy for Urn Lid

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Magdalena Moskito Pottery Head Effigy for Urn Lid

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Description

**Originally Listed At $800**

Pre-Columbian, Colombia, Lower Magdalena River Region, Moskito culture, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. A fascinating pottery lid finial, shaped as an anthropomorphic head to fit atop an urn, featuring a broad, trapezoidal forward-facing visage and pinched features. The angular head presents a serene expression with a perforation through the nose septum and pierced ears - presumably for the suspension of decorative ornaments made from beads or gold. Urns were used for secondary burial of important individuals' long bones, after years of primary burial after their bones had been de-fleshed. They would excavate the bones, and place the long bones in the urn, covered by these figural lids that are thought to represent the deceased. The head is hollow, with a cylindrical body where this watchful finial once attached to the of the rest domed lid. Size: 9" L x 5" W x 9" H (22.9 cm x 12.7 cm x 22.9 cm)

Provenance: private New York, New York, USA collection; ex-private Schaumburg, Illinois, USA private collection, acquired in the 1990s

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Condition

Fragment of a larger lid as shown. Repaired from large pieces, cylindrical body reattached to head visible break line and chips to this areas. Missing and losses to arms. Surface abrasions and loss to top of head. Perforation to left side above ear. Light mineral and earthen deposits on surface.