Description:

Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Jalisco, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A set of 2 hand-built pottery figures. The female figure presents with hemispherical breasts, conical 'legs' that imbue her with an oddly arachnid-esque appearance, with hands placed on hips and a broad cap resting quite low on her brim. Her male partner sits with conical legs extended in front of his plank-form body, with hands placed atop a planar belly, all while wearing a red tunic embellished with cream-hued stripes. His stark-white face is only interrupted by a russet-hued septum ring and a centrally-parted coiffure on top. Size of largest (male): 1.875" L x 4" W x 5.75" H (4.8 cm x 10.2 cm x 14.6 cm)

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

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  • Condition: Female figure with repairs and minor restoration to lower body, and resurfacing with overpainting along new material and break lines.

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