Description:

Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Chupicauaro, ca. 500 BCE to 300 CE. A fine trio of hand-built terracotta figures each presenting with stylized feminine features. The first is a petite size with a protruding, rounded - perhaps pregnant - stomach and large breasts. Her face is elongated with appliques to create narrow eyes and a furrowed brow. Her headdress or hair is finely incised and hangs to her shoulders. The other two are similarly formed but have flat stomachs. Their eyes and face are also long and highly stylized under incised coiffures. All have applied jewelry such as necklaces and earspools and painted pigments in red and white that highlight their jewelry and faces. These ladies represent an idealized form of womanhood or fertility, and their exaggerated eyes are quite striking and characteristic of Chupicuaro style! Size of largest: 1.75" L x .25" W x 3.5" H (4.4 cm x 0.6 cm x 8.9 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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#161397

  • Condition: Minor nicks and chips to high pointed areas. Light mineral deposits and earthen encrustations. Nice traces of painted pigments and magnesium deposits.

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