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Macarena anyone?

Pre-Columbian, Costa Rica, Guanacaste, Nicoya Region, ca. 200 to 600 CE. A female polychrome ceramic Venus figure possessing the elegant stylings of the Guanacaste-Nicoya artisans. The striking painted decorative program in red and black on a cream-hued ground demonstrates the artist's skillful technique. She is quintessentially female and her pose accentuates her femininity with breasts emerging over her belly and legs with voluptuous thighs spread apart. The entire surface is ornately decorated. Intricate geometric patterns adorn her headdress, serve as body paint and/or garments costume - simultaneously accentuating the curves of her body and captivating the eye. Scholars suggest that this female effigy was most likely placed in the grave of an important ruler to grant him rebirth in the afterlife. Size: 4.125" W x 6.75" H (10.5 cm x 17.1 cm)

Provenance: ex-Vaught collection, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

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#121833

  • Condition: Surface cracks to slip with pigment losses as shown. Stable crack on backside from firing hole to lower shoulder. Minor abrasions to peripheries of headdress and bottom. Liberal manganese deposits.

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