Pre-Columbian Veracruz pottery head fragment A stable firing crack extends

A stable firing crack extends from the rim

Reference: SNG France 1929–1930 (var

with traces of the original red pigment still visible

Diameter: approx

1st–3rd Century CE

Pre-Columbian Veracruz pottery head fragment A stable firing crack extendsVeracruz Ceremonial Head Fragment Classic Veracruz, ca. 600900 A. D. Height: 7 in. (19. 6 cm) custom museum mount included A finely modeled terracotta head fragment representing an elite or ceremonial figure, distinguished by its commanding headdress and dignified features. The broad, flaring headdressembellished with raised circular bosses and vertical elementssuggests a ceremonial diadem or ritual headdress once elaborately painted or adorned with