Description:

Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A very fine hand-built terracotta female figure, sitting with her right leg folded beneath her left leg's raised knee. She wears a short skirt, but her torso appears to be bare, revealing her petite breasts. She is bedecked with a nose ring, earrings, a necklace, and a striped hat. Her head is characteristically elongated and presents a tranquil visage comprised of almond-shaped eyes with a mask or tattoo markings adorning them and also running across the bridge of her nose, pierced ears that were once likely decorated with ornaments perhaps made from feathers or shells, and an open mouth as if chanting, singing, or speaking. Size: 7" W x 10.75" H (17.8 cm x 27.3 cm)

Provenance: private Colgate, Wisconsin, USA collection acquired 1970s to 1990s; ex-Roger Petersen, Wisconsin, USA; ex-private Anninger collection, Chicago, Illinois, USA

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#156825

  • Condition: Repair to right hand and front of skirt, with restoration to left ear, and in-fill atop head, with resurfacing and overpainting along new material and break lines. Nicks and pitting to base, limbs, and head, with fading to original pigmentation, stable fissures across nasal bridge, and light encrustations. Nice remains of original pigment and great manganese deposits throughout.

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