A Mixtec ceremonial vessel
An extremeley rare part of a ceremonial vessel in the shape of a human or jaguar head. Mixtec, Mexico. Dated between 1000 – 1500 AD. Terracotta with a painted decor.
Provenance
Collected in Mexico before1984. On loan to the Ethnographical Museum Cuyk, The Netherlands by mr. W. Roon, Eindhoven and returned to his collection after the closing of this museum in 2015.
Size
Height 11,4 cm.
Price
On request
Condition
The object is repaired and assembled with the original sherds.
