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Two Veracruz Smiling figures, Remojadas, Late Classic, ca. A.D. 550-950
Estimate
15,000 - 25,000 USD
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Description
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the couple in joyful postures each shaking a rattle, with thickly patterned whitened chest bands and large bead necklaces, one with a loincloth and large scroll on the headdress, the naked male with separately attached earrings.
Provenance
Sotheby's, May 16, 1989, lot 159
Catalogue Note
The "sonrientes' have long been associated with gods of music and dance such as Xochipilli. Their gleeful state may be artifically induced prior to cult festivals.