Lot n° 118
Estimation :
800 - 1200
EUR
Whistle depicting a priestess in ceremonial dress. A skirt c - Lot 118
Whistle depicting a priestess in ceremonial dress. A skirt covers her legs and leaves her bosom bare
while an imposing headdress adorns her head.
It is decorated with two heads seen in profile. A strap passes under the chin
chin to hold it together. She holds an axe
hands an axe and a knife. Her half-closed eyes and
mouth equipped with a whistle indicate her trance-like state
during a dance.
Brown terracotta with black traces of chapopote (Gou-
dron).
Veracruz culture, Classical period
450 -750 A.D.
H. 25 x W. 19 x D. 8 cm
Broken and reattached in several places and missing at the
headdress and hands.
Provenance :
- Guilloux - Buffetaud sale, Hôtel Drouot, October 17, 1989,
lot 96.
- Collection of Mr. X., France.
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