Description:

Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. An intimate pottery sculpture depicting a tender moment between mother and child; a seated female holding a swaddled infant in her lap. Legs stretched out before her, the female displays a flattened body with a bare chest and square shoulders with both tubular arms holding her child. Her stylized visage is comprised of coffee bean-shaped eyes, a pointed nose, and full lips, all crowned by a helmet-like headdress atop a straight coiffure. A collar necklace with a prominent pendant adorns her clavicle. Size: 2.8" W x 4.3" H (7.1 cm x 10.9 cm)

Provenance: private Hawaii, USA collection; ex-Einbender collection, New York City, New York, USA, acquired from the Merrin Gallery, New York City, New York, USA, in the 1980s

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#173972

  • Condition: Professionally repaired and restored. Light surface wear. Otherwise, excellent with nice detail and rich manganese deposits.

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