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Guanacaste-Nicoya Terracotta Trophy Head - PF.3635
Origin: Guanacaste-Nicoya Zone, Costa Rica
Circa: 500
AD
to 800
AD
Dimensions:
8" (20.3cm) high
x 7" (17.8cm) wide
Collection: Pre-Columbian
Medium: Terracotta
$6,000.00
Location: United States
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The artist of this magnificent piece captured the
pain of the person with great emotion. The
agonized expression and rigidly drawn mouth,
suggest the person is either a prisoner or a
sacrificial victim. The lines underneath the eyes
may suggest anguish or stress. The decoration
above the face and along the neck is on in a
geometric fashion, placed horizontally on the
vessel collar. Both the parallel and wavy lines
may symbolize water. We, as observers today
cannot imagine what a person must have done to
be punished in such a way as being sacrificed to
the deities. However, this was a part of life in
this ancient culture, and we can only imagine
what these ceremonies must have been like. Yet
with the use of such beautiful vessels, it was
indeed a ceremony that required the utmost
attention and reverence.
- (PF.3635)
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