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See Ethnic Arts Council of Los Angeles, Ancient Art of Veracruz, February 23-June 13, 1971, pl. 62, for a similar example of avian motif on headgear.
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A VERACRUZ STANDING FIGURE
Remojadas, Late Classic, Circa A.D. 550-950
Standing with bent, upraised arms, palms facing forward, smiling with upturned head and foliate ear ornaments, with heron motif on headgear and geometric patterns on torso, mold-made ceramic
13½in. (34cm.) high
Remojadas, Late Classic, Circa A.D. 550-950
Standing with bent, upraised arms, palms facing forward, smiling with upturned head and foliate ear ornaments, with heron motif on headgear and geometric patterns on torso, mold-made ceramic
13½in. (34cm.) high