Description:

Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Jalisco, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A pair of hand-built female pottery figures: one with a bare torso and pregnant stomach kneels while holding a bowl aloft, and the smaller figure stands with a tall conical headdress, rounded limbs, and dotted white painted jewelry still visible on the surface. Size of largest: 3.75" W x 5.5" H (9.5 cm x 14 cm).

Provenance: private Colorado, USA collection; with bowl: ex-Caza Sikes, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA, April 10, 2024, part of lot 93

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#197193

  • Condition: Larger figure's head is reattached with visible breakline. Left arm is restored with new material. Smaller figure's headdress and left arm are reattached with visible breaklines.

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