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Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Michoacan, Protoclassic Period, ca. 500 BCE to 300 CE. A fine pair of hand-built terracotta "pretty lady" figures of characteristically abstract, hourglass form with straight legs, a portly abdomen, and stubbed arms. Both ancient women are shown nude, save for broad necklaces, and display delineated genitalia. Bare-breasted, the larger figure presents a trapezoidal visage with incised, coffee bean-shaped eyes, a flat nose, and an open mouth, all flanked by a pair of annular earspools and topped with a short coiffure and headband. The other fine lady exhibits long locks of hair that lay over her chest and frame her stylized face, showing rectangular eyes, a prominent, pointed nose, and full lips held open, all topped by a thick headband. Size of larger: 2.375" W x 4.5" H (6 cm x 11.4 cm)

Provenance: private Fayetteville, Arkansas, USA collection; ex-Dr. David Harner collection, Springdale, Arkansas, USA, acquired between the 1950s and 1960s

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#163569

  • Condition: Head reattached to smaller figure with break line visible. Both have resurfacing and abrasions, commensurate with age. Otherwise, excellent with nice manganese deposits.

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