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Veracruz Storage Vessel, Pecary Eating Brain
Veracruz Storage Vessel, Pecary Eating Brain
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Description
Pre-Columbian, Vera Cruz, Mexico, ca 600 CE.  Macabre, rare and totally cool! Terracotta storage jar molded in the form of a pecary (a close cousin to the javalina), shown hunched over a human brain appearing to be eating it.  The details of the brain's various ridges clearly delineated and enhanced with added pigment - as is the mouth of the pecary.  Size:  12" L x 8" H.

Provenance: Ex-Adeon Gallery, Chicago, IL, acquired prior to 1970.

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#100568
Condition
Repaired from several large pieces
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Veracruz Storage Vessel, Pecary Eating Brain

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