Pre-Columbian Face Fragment photo on paper and what the flags and

and what the flags and banners do to the face of the structure

and just a fun one

The interior rim on the underside of the lid also shows some chips

this is the smallest bowl or little planter I've found

Pre-Columbian Face Fragment photo on paper and what the flags andI know from the seller in Virginia I purchased this from that it came from the personal collection of a senior curator at the Smithsonian who died about 15 years ago. I am confident it is Pre Columbian, Central South American. It is just a small fragment, but I find the face wonderfully expressive, with a great sense of soulfulness and also immediacy about it, with the open mouth feeling as if crying out with some urgency across many hundreds of