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Estimate
GBP (£) 1,000 - 1,400
EUR (€) 1,160 - 1,620
USD ($) 1,340 - 1,880
MEXICO, 5TH-7TH CENTURY A.D.
9 3/4 in. (3.21 kg total, 24.7 cm high).
Carved stone hacha of a lifelike anthropomorphic head with prominent ovoid eyes slanted inward; open, fish-like mouth and broad, rounded nose beneath a backward-sweeping crest; mounted on a custom-made stand.
PROVENANCE:
Arthur and Lillian Weiss collection, New England, USA, 1970s.
Saint Petersburg collection, Florida, USA.
with Artemis Gallery, Colorado, USA, 2 May 2021.
Private collection, London, UK.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
FOOTNOTES:
The image of Xipe Totec, deity of spring and rebirth was strongly adopted in Veracruz through the classic period. The deity is often displayed wearing the skin of a sacrificial victim with mouth open.
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