$37,500.00
Culture: Colima
Region: West Mexico
Date/Origin: Circa 100 BC – AD 250
Type: Head Vessel
Material: Terracotta
Dimensions: 9 1/2 in.
Description: Colima Head Vessel of the Deity Ehecatl. Representing a Shaman Wearing a Mask of a Bird-Beaked Face, Symbolic of the Wind God Ehecatl, the Face with Saucer-Like Eyes and Tapering Beak Open as if in Sound, A Small Creature Perched Atop, and Wearing a Close-Fitting Cap with Short Fringed Ruff, the Sides Marked by Knop Projections and Incised Flanges Possibly Indicating Wings; an Opening at the back.
Provenance: Charles Laughton and Elsa Lancaster, Hollywood.
Parke-Bernet Galleries, October 25, 1966, lot 42, consigned by the above.
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