Pre-Columbian Face Fragment photo on paper The interior rim on the

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

with the lack of indices (numbers) and the square corners dating these to the 19th century for sure

and just a fun one

once attached to the roof

Pre-Columbian Face Fragment photo on paper The interior rim on theI 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