Mid-Century Mexican Terracotta Hand Made Vase Figurine Remojadas effigy vessel

Mid Century Mexican Artisan Pottery

Remojadas effigy vessel

Hand Made Terracotta Clay

8 inches tall

Unsigned

• Culture: Remojadas culture, a prominent pre-

Columbian civilization.

• Location: The Gulf Coast region of Mexico, primarily what is now the central-southern state of Veracruz.
• Local Clay: artisans dig and use local terracotta clay and hand-mold the figure completely by hand.
• Chapopote Paint: real chapopote (natural asphalt/bitumen) to the nose and chin, and lower body.
• Headpiece & Adornments: A large, flaring crown or headdress decorated with geometric patterns and circular indentations, accompanied by large ear spools and a beaded/flanged collar necklace.
• Posture: A seated anthropomorphic figure with rounded limbs, hollow side loops or handles, and facial features characteristic of Gulf Coast Mesoamerican pottery.

Vessel has notable cracks and imperfections but remains structurally sound.

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