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Tlatilco Pottery Female Figure w/ Cinnabar

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Tlatilco Pottery Female Figure w/ Cinnabar
Tlatilco Pottery Female Figure w/ Cinnabar
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Description
Pre-Columbian, Valley of Mexico, Tlatilco culture, ca. 1200 to 800 BCE. A hand-built pottery female figure known as a pretty lady standing atop a pair of thick, delineated legs. The woman presents with a slightly portly abdomen, perky breasts, attenuated arms, and a squat neckline. Her elongated head exhibits incised eyes with impressed pupils, a petite nose above parted lips, and thick eyebrows, all beneath an incised headdress adorned with linear motifs and applied cinnabar pigment. Size: 1.8" W x 4.5" H (4.6 cm x 11.4 cm)

Provenance: private Hidden Valley Lake, California, USA collection, Heritage Auction, Dallas, Texas, May 2020, Lot 70641

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#170750
Condition
Minor nicks and abrasions, with softening to some finer details, light fading to cinnabar pigment, and encrustations, otherwise intact and very good. Nice preservation to cinnabar in most areas.
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Tlatilco Pottery Female Figure w/ Cinnabar

Estimate $600 - $900
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Starting Price $300
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