Description:

Pre-Columbian, Valley of Mexico, Tlatilco, ca. 1200 to 200 BCE. An exemplary hand-built pottery sculpture of a standing female presenting bulbous legs, wide hips, and a narrow torso as she extends her petite arms outwards. Capped by a domed headdress with an undulating periphery, her elongated head displays stylized features, such as lengthy, slender eyes with drilled pupils beneath an arched unibrow, a raised nose, and full lips held open. A pair of rectangular ears flank her huge head, each displaying pierced lobes for suspending ornaments. Petite breasts sit at the top of her chest, just above a drilled navel and delineated genitalia. The entirety of the figure is coated in a lustrous red slip. Size: 5.25" W x 12.125" H (13.3 cm x 30.8 cm)

This piece has been tested using thermoluminescence (TL) analysis and has been found to be ancient and of the period stated. A full report will accompany purchase.

Provenance: private Healy collection, Studio City, California, USA, acquired 1995 to 2015

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#166567

  • Condition: TL holes to verso of head and proper right foot. Repair to feet arms and neck with restoration over break lines. Some light abrasions. Otherwise, excellent with light earthen deposits in recessed areas.

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