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Pre-Columbian, Valley of Mexico, Tlatilco, ca. 1200 to 800 BCE. A fine, hand-built pottery female figurine in a seated pose with attenuated arms and legs. Ample thighs trace inwards to a slender abdomen, and perky breasts are set between sloping shoulders. Noteworthy to this figure is the wide head which boasts two faces which have a mutual inner eye, two noses, two mouths, and a singular, lengthy eye brow. The head is capped with a simple domed headdress, and traces of original brown pigment are visible across most surfaces. Tlatilco figures with two faces are exceedingly rare, and this example is of no exception! Custom wooden display stand included. Size: 1.4" W x 2.9" H (3.6 cm x 7.4 cm); 3.8" H (9.7 cm) on included custom stand.

For a stylistically-similar standing example, please see the Princeton University Art Museum, accession number 1999-245: http://artmuseum.princeton.edu/collections/objects/39164

Another stylistically-similar standing example hammered for $2,200 at Arte Primitivo Gallery (February 26, 2018, lot 8): https://arteprimitivo.com/scripts/detail.asp?LOT_NUM=150725

Provenance: private Southern California, USA collection, acquired in the 1970s to mid-1980s

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#140936

  • Condition: Figure repaired from multiple large pieces with small chips and light adhesive residue along break lines. Minor nicks to legs, body, arms, and head, with fading to original pigmentation, and light encrustations. Nice earthen deposits and traces of original pigmentation throughout.

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