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Pre-Columbian, Central Highlands Mexico, Tlatilco, Middle Formative Period, ca. 1200 to 600 BCE. Rare for its large scale and sophisticated sculptural style, a masterful Tlatilco female figure, seated with outstretched arms and legs, perky breasts, and an openwork belly button. Her characteristically elongated head presents an expressive visage comprised of long, slanted eyes with delineated pupils, a protruding, aquiline nose with delineated nostrils, and an open mouth suggesting that she may be singing, chanting, or speaking. Although nude, she is decorated with partially pierced ears which may have contained inlays or ornaments, the suggestions of armbands and legbands, and a stylized coiffure parted to the side. The figure is covered in red slip and highly burnished. The sculptor successfully conveyed a sense of emotion via the figure's dramatic posture and asymmetrically placed facial features. Truly among the finest examples of Tlatilco sculpture we have ever seen. Size: 8.625" W x 12.875" H (21.9 cm x 32.7 cm)

Provenance: private Santa Fe, New Mexico USA collection, acquired at Whelan Fine Art; ex-Bismarck College Foundation Collection, Bismarck, North Dakota USA

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  • Condition: Skillfully restored, breaks are nearly invisible. Old losses to tips of hands and feet. Nice manganese deposits.

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