Description:

Pre-Columbian, Valley of Mexico, Tlatilco, ca. 1200 to 800 BCE. A fabulous 'pretty lady' from this very early Pre-Columbian culture. Clearly a fertility idol with ample hips suggestive of child bearing, attenuated arms, and small perky breasts. Her face is elongated with slanted slit eyes showing delineated pupils, round earspools, and a 'beaded' headband over her coiffure that is meticulously detailed with incised striations and applied filets. Black stone stand. Size: 4.125" H (10.5 cm); 4.875" H (12.4 cm) on included custom stand.

Provenance: private San Francisco, California, USA collection

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#122651

  • Condition: Lower section of left leg reattached. Tiny nick to left hip. Normal surface wear.

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