HUASTEC POTTERY AVIAN JAR

拍品描述

Gulf Coast, Huastec culture, Ca. 7th - 9th century AD. >A pottery jar in the form of a bird, its rounded body supported on short feet and topped by an avian head with a pronounced beak. The vessel is formed in a warm reddish clay, with applied wings and subtle surface wear from age and handling. Bird imagery held strong symbolic associations in Huastec culture, often linked to the upper world, fertility, and communication with the divine, and figural jars of this type were likely used in ceremonial or funerary contexts. > >Size: 185mm x 155mm; Weight: 660g >Provenance: Private UK Collection; ex Private Colorado, USA collection; ex-private Los Angeles, California, USA collection; ex-major gallery, Beverly Hills, California, USA, primarily acquired between 1985 and 2005.> >

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