Lot 243 — Split-Skull Clay Wall Mask
Lot 243 — Split-Skull Clay Wall Mask
Lot 243 — Split-Skull Clay Wall Mask
Lot 243 — Split-Skull Clay Wall Mask
Lot 243 — Split-Skull Clay Wall Mask

Lot 243 — Split-Skull Clay Wall Mask

A clay wall plaque: a pale skull split down the middle and parted to reveal a carved face inside, under a terracotta headdress with striped green-and-pink wings.

Artist
Unknown maker
Dimensions
Not yet measured
Materials
Unglazed clay, painted

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SKU: WW-243 Category:

Description

Here’s a fellow with nothing left to hide. A pale skull, split clean down the middle, has its two halves pulled apart like cabin doors, and peering out from between them is a carved, square-jawed face baring its teeth. Above it all, a terracotta headdress spreads into striped wings of sage green and dusty pink, dotted with little clay buttons, with a hanging loop up top.

Unglazed clay with painted stripes, made to hang on a wall. A few small chips; we haven’t checked the back for a maker’s mark. See Lot 244 for its speckled cousin.

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