Description:

Pre-Columbian, Gulf Coast Mexico, Veracruz (Vera Cruz), Nopiloa style, Late Classic Period, ca. 550 to 950 CE. A hollow-molded pottery standing female figure with broad feet, a wide waist wrapped in a flowing skirt, and a shirt incised with dozens of cruciform, stepped, and linear motifs. She holds a small dog in a pouch with her right arm and holds a large plaque adorned with applied pottery beads as well as a necklace boasting an Olmec-style face pendant in the center. Her stylized countenance is defined by slender ovoid eyes with impressed pupils, a petite nose, thin lips flanked by puffy cheeks above a rounded chin, and ears adorned with circular ear spools, all beneath an enormous headdress. Covered in cream-hued slip, this is a charming example of Nopiloa-style artistry! Size: 6.3" W x 7.8" H (16 cm x 19.8 cm).

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

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  • Condition: Repaired from multiple pieces with light restoration, resurfacing, and overpainting along break lines. Minor nicks and abrasions to body, head, base, and verso, with light softening to some finer details, and fading to original pigmentation. Nice earthen deposits and manganese blooms throughout.

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