Pre-Columbian Teotihuacan Serpentine Stone Fragment Head Condition is Very Fine with

Condition is Very Fine with an attractive original green-brown patina

Acquired during the 1950s and remaining in the collection for over seventy years

Roman Republican

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

Pre-Columbian Teotihuacan Serpentine Stone Fragment Head Condition is Very Fine withPre 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