Lot 7 Pre-Columbian Style Terracotta Figures Whistles Ancient Pottery Unverified

Description

View Lot 7 Pre-Columbian Style Terracotta Figures Whistles Ancient Pottery Unverified with current marketplace pricing, condition, product images and item details. Offered here is an unusual collection of seven terracotta figurines, heads, animal/zoomorphic forms, and possible ceramic whistles/aerophones. These pieces display characteristics associated with Pre-Columbian and Mesoamerican-style pottery, including hand-formed terracotta construction, hollow chambers, intentional perforations, modeled human and animal forms, punctate/incised decoration, and traces of pigment. The collection includes several distinct forms, including an anthropomorphic standing figure, decorated animal/bird-like figure, modeled heads/faces, a possible headdress figure, and multiple hollow/perforated forms that may have originally functioned as whistles or ceremonial objects. The surfaces have a noticeably dry, porous and textured feel, with visible weathering and deposits throughout. The pieces appear to have considerable age; however, their exact culture, period, archaeological origin and age have not been professionally authenticated or scientifically tested. Because no provenance or laboratory documentation accompanies the collection, they are being sold as found and as an unverified collection. We make no guarantee that they are genuine Pre-Columbian antiquities. Included are 7 pieces total. Please examine the detailed photographs for construction, openings, surface texture, pigment, wear, condition and individual forms. Photographs are considered part of the description. Category: Antiques › Ethnographic › Latin American.

Color

Brown

Original/Reproduction

Original

Material

Pottery

Culture

Latin American

Country of Origin

Mexico