Axe. Depiction of a chubby human head wearing a headdress. T - Lot 238

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Axe. Depiction of a chubby human head wearing a headdress. T - Lot 238
Axe. Depiction of a chubby human head wearing a headdress. The forehead, featuring a crest at the top, may indicate cranial deformation. The face is expressive, with large, sunken eyes beneath arched eyebrows and a mouth with sensuous, slightly parted lips. The back is deeply hollowed out vertically, with two mounting lugs carved from the solid stone and protruding on either side. Stone with an antique patina. Mexico. Toltec civilization. Postclassic period, 900–1200 CE. Height: 22 cm. Provenance: Galerie Deletaille, Brussels (according to a 1986 insurance inventory, illustrated) Private collection, Brussels, acquired from the previous owner in 1972 Passed down through the family
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