Lot Essay
Pasztory (New York, 1983), p. 198, refers to conical caps as typically worn by the Huastecs.
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A HUASTEC STONE FIGURE,
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A HUASTEC STONE FIGURE,
Late Classic, Circa A.D. 1200- 1521
Body cylindrical with geometric arms, chest and legs delineated by a carved vertical line, face with round eyes, open mouth, conical cap, and wearing vertical nose ornament
24½in. (62cm.) high
Late Classic, Circa A.D. 1200- 1521
Body cylindrical with geometric arms, chest and legs delineated by a carved vertical line, face with round eyes, open mouth, conical cap, and wearing vertical nose ornament
24½in. (62cm.) high
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