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Pre-Columbian Veracruz Remojadas Head Fragment (ca 200-400 CE).

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Pre-Columbian Veracruz Remojadas Head Fragment (ca 200-400 CE).

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Pre-Columbian Veracruz Remojadas Head Fragment (ca 200-400 CE). Size 5 1/2 inches high, 5 1/2 inches wide. The figure has a compelling expression and contains the head, shoulders & right arm. Measures 5" tall & 5" across the top of the headdress. Sonrientes or "smiling faces" are the most famous pottery figures from this period in Veracruz (known as Remojadas for its keystone archaeological site). Like this one, they depict wide, smiling, childlike faces, often with teeth showing. Smiling faces are very rare in Mesoamerican art, but in Remojadas and the surrounding area, these Sonrientes were apparently popular, leading to a mystery for archaeologists. Some have suggested that the smiles are the result of consuming the alcoholic beverage pulque or taking hallucinogenic drugs; others see them as representing performers. Provenance: From a private collection in Laguna Beach, CA. Collected in the 1960's

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Pre-Columbian Veracruz Remojadas Head Fragment (ca 200-400 CE).

Name: Pre-Columbian Veracruz Remojadas Head Fragment (ca 200-400 CE).
SKU: 166153025
Price: 70 USD
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