Pre-Columbian Teotihuacan Serpentine Stone Fragment Head 800 years old

800 years old

consistent with firing vent holes found on related examples

and characteristic coiffure associated with Preclassic ritual sculpture

Coastal Ecuadorc

The body is decorated in high relief with two stylized pelicans shown in profile

Pre-Columbian Teotihuacan Serpentine Stone Fragment Head 800 years oldPre 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