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Pre-Columbian, Colombia, Zenu/Sinu peoples, ca. 800 to 1200 CE. An elegant beauty, this finely modeled ceramic female stands with both feet firmly planted on the ground as she places her right hand on her slightly protruding, perhaps pregnant belly, just below her voluptuous breasts, and her left hand on her curvaceous hip. Her tranquil visage comprised of large, coffee bean shaped eyes, a prominent naturalistic nose, closed, and full lips graces her somewhat heart-shaped face and is capped by a simple coiffure with a straight fringe of bangs that falls just below her shoulders. Though nude from the waist up, the woman wears a stunning wrapped skirt adorned with horizontal striated bands inspired by textile designs. Details are finely incised, a wonderful example probably intended to symbolize the fertile state of womanhood. Size: 4" W x 8.75" H (10.2 cm x 22.2 cm)

The Sinu tribe lived in the inland delta along the modern day Colombian coast of the Caribbean Sea. Their famous goldsmithing talents drew the Spaniards to their region; however, they also created a wide range of ceramic sculptures that skillfully depict animal and human figures like this example.

Provenance: private Vaught collection, Atlanta, Georgia USA

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  • Condition: Chip to top of coiffure and one side of hairline on the back. Expected surface wear with earthen encrustation, some areas of with added pigment.

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