Pre-Columbian clay head, perfectly intact, ex-McKee Museum. 25.7 grams, 2" x 1-1/2" x 1". A complete (albeit small) native head, with the ears and hair and eyes/nose/mouth all fully detailed and artfully done, mostly tan in color with minute encrustation in crevices, rare as from a shipwreck. From the Capitana El Rubí and pedigreed to Art McKee's Sunken Treasure Museum, with certificate, and pedigreed to our Auction #5 (lot #1415). Recovered from: Spanish 1733 Fleet, Florida Keys
Estimate: $125