Description:

Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Michoacan, ca. 500 to 100 BCE. A group of 4 hand-built pottery figures including 3 nude woman and a fourth figure lying on a bed, perhaps a funerary plinth. The 2 taller nude figures exhibit classic Michoacan faces as well as arched feet upon which they can both stand. The most petite figure stands upright as well with a distended abdomen and a conical nose. The horizontal figure is secured to the surface with a trio of thick bands. Size of largest: 1.25" L x 2.625" W x 6.375" H (3.2 cm x 6.7 cm x 16.2 cm)

Provenance: private Fayetteville, Arkansas, USA collection; ex-private Fayetteville, Arkansas estate, USA, acquired 1960 to 2024

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#186956

  • Condition: Each figure with either repairs or losses as shown. Fading to pigment, with softening to some finer details, and light earthen deposits in scattered areas. Nice figural presentation.

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