Description:

**Originally Listed At $500**

Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Jalisco, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A red-slipped pottery female figure presenting nude save for her simple cap. She presents with perky breasts as well as a distended abdomen indicative of pregnancy and holds both arms out to her sides. Her oversized head exhibits a tall, slender nose, impressed eyes, cupped ears, and a wide mouth showing a few delineated teeth. Size: 4.625" L x 7.5" W x 13.3" H (11.7 cm x 19 cm x 33.8 cm)

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

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#186944

  • Condition: Professional repair and restoration to both arms, both legs, and neck line, with resurfacing and overpainting along new material and break lines. Losses to arm bangles as shown. Abrasions and fading to red pigment, and scattered earthen deposits, otherwise in nice condition. Great figural form, and nice manganese deposits across abdomen.

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