Description:

Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Guanajuato Valley, Chupicuaro, ca. 300 to 100 BCE. A fabulous Chupicuaro standing female figure with an abstract form and attractive polychrome finish, her hollow form skillfully painted in hues of red, black, and cream, with a lovely step pattern framing her almond/diamond-shaped eyes, and a wide cream band across the thighs of her otherwise red legs. She gazes upon us with her characteristically oversized head, the visage detailed with incised eyes, openwork mouth, rounded ears perforated for the suspension of ornaments, a protruding nose, and a neatly parted coiffure. She stands upon a pair of straight legs with incised toes, with her attenuated arms to her sides, framing her wide hips, her navel indicated by a simple open pierce to the clay. Examples like this grace only the finest museum and private collections. A truly exceptional piece! Custom, museum-quality stand. Size: figure itself measures 3.25" W x 8.5" H (8.3 cm x 21.6 cm); 8.75" H on stand.

Provenance: Ex - Private Florida collection acquired at Heritage Auctions, Dallas, TX

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  • Condition: Intact and excellent to near-choice

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