Certificate of authenticity with thermoluminescence test: Arcadia, Milan 07/07/’93 Tripod sculpture depicting a warrior with mace and armour. Traces of manganese dioxide are present on the find. Good state of preservation. The central part of the body and the two-horn helmet are decorated with engraved beige lines. Around the neck is visible another ornament composed of five strands of dots that seems to be a necklace. The long face with a wide nose, half-open mouth and short arms are typical elements of the Nayarit style. Cfr.:

• Gallagher J., Companions of the Dead, Museum of Cultural History, University of California, 1983, fig. 17.
• Taube K., The Albers Collection of Pre-Columbian Art, Peabody Museum, Yale University, 1988, n° II-36.
• Sotheby’s, New York, 14 maggio 1996, n° 126.