Pre-Columbian Pottery Head – Classic Veracruz culture, probably Remojadas - Mexico An expressive terracotta head depicting a highly individualized male face with heavy-lidded eyes, pronounced cheekbones, and an elongated cranium suggestive of ritual cranial deformation. The portrait may represent an aged deity, ancestor figure, or ritual personage connected to ceremonial or funerary traditions of the Veracruz culture. Surface wear, encrustation, and losses are consistent with age and archaeological burial conditions. Time period: Ca. 300 - 900 AD Dimensions: 6 cm high Provenance: purchased at a German auction - with copy of German export license See picture from the auction catalogue.