Description:
Veracruz Priest's Bust, Late Classic, 550-950 AD, life-size polychrome bust of a priest, with large hollow ear plugs and wearing a head band, encrusted surface with some pigment loss, ht. 10 in.
Provenance: Private collection, Columbus, Ohio; purchased from Paul Shepard, Tucson, Arizona, in 1987.
Estimate $2,000-3,000
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Keywords
Paul Shepard, Tucson, ColumbusAmerican Indian & Tribal Art
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