Pre-Columbian Teotihuacan Serpentine Stone Fragment Head skillfully modeled to depict a

skillfully modeled to depict a standing female with characteristic sculptural features

Provenance: Estate of Alfred J

​Condition: Intact / Very Good

the famous satrap of Caria and builder of the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus — one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World

resting one hand upon a bow set on the ground while examining an arrow

Pre-Columbian Teotihuacan Serpentine Stone Fragment Head skillfully modeled to depict aPre Columbian Teotihuacan Serpentine Head Fragment, Mexico, ca. 250650 CE., Carved from a dense green black serpentine, this striking fragmentary head depicts the stylized visage of a Teotihuacan figure, the features boldly abstracted yet finely balanced the eyes reduced to narrow slits beneath a defined brow ridge, the mouth slightly parted in calm expression, and the ears projecting to the sides in typical geometric form. The crown flattens into a