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Pre-Columbian, Chancay culture, Peru, ca. 1200 to 1450 CE. This is a hollow made pottery figure in the classic Chancay style, showing a standing woman with wide eyes, small nose and mouth, and facial decorations that are representative of either scarification or tattooing. She wears a headband and has dark hair. Her short arms are clasped to her chest; she has obvious genitalia and painted decoration that may be clothing. Chancay ceramics have been found mainly in the cemeteries of the Ancon and Chancay valleys; this pottery seems to have been produced on a large scale using molds. Their pottery would start with a rough matte surface that would be painted later in contrasting cream and black. Egg-shaped female figures like this one, with geometric decoration around the face and head, are some of the most common figures found, sometimes put inside of mummy bundles. Size: 4" W x 7" H (10.2 cm x 17.8 cm)

Provenance: Ex-Gomez collection acquired in the 1980's

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  • Condition: Intact, with original pigment remaining

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