Pre-Columbian Face Fragment grocery sign he looks totally at peace

he looks totally at peace in his own little world

There is a bit of wear to the face

" I assume articulating the action of the seated artist

making me love him all the more

Pre-Columbian Face Fragment grocery sign he looks totally at peaceI 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