Veracruz Seated Man with an Elaborate Headdress, 300 CE - 900 CE
Terracotta
15.2 x 9.5 cm
6 x 3 3/4 in
6 x 3 3/4 in
PF.0664
Further images
The splendid, complex headdress (perhaps feathered) and face decorated with black bitumen suggest that we are in the presence of religious ritual and mystery. The magnificent hat ensures our attention,...
The splendid, complex headdress (perhaps feathered) and face decorated with black bitumen suggest that we are in the presence of religious ritual and mystery. The magnificent hat ensures our attention, and presumably that of the gods.
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