Description:

Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico to Guatemala, Maya, Late Classic Period, ca. 550 to 900 CE. A mold-formed pottery woman standing with a floor-length skirt and holding a small olla. Concentric grooves across her face are indicative of the skin being flayed off via ritual knife - perhaps for ceremonial purposes in worship of Xipe Totec, the god of flaying - and she wears a tall, stippled headdress. This figure perhaps depicts a worshipper of Xipe Totec. Size: 4.1" W x 6.2" H (10.4 cm x 15.7 cm)

Provenance: private Hidden Valley Lake, California, USA collection, acquired from Heritage Auctions, Dallas, Texas, USA, June 25,2019, Lot 70605

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  • Condition: Loss to proper left protuberance of headdress. Nicks, abrasions, and softening to finer details. Nice remains of dark pigment on body. Large spider webs on inside of head; possibly still active.

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