Olmecoid Tlatilco Pottery Head Fragment
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**Originally Listed At $400**
Pre-Columbian, Valley of Mexico, Tlatilco culture, ca. 1200 to 800 BCE. A hand-built pottery head fragment from a larger figure, perhaps a female "fertility" idol. Her long hair is swept back with a headbandm, the strands incised down her neck. The broad face with pursed lips and jowly cheeks are reminiscent of the famous Olmec colossal heads. Size: 3" L x 2" W (7.6 cm x 5.1 cm)
Provenance: private Healy collection, Studio City, California, USA, acquired 1995 to 2015; ex-private Fayetteville, Arkansas, USA collection
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#178467
Pre-Columbian, Valley of Mexico, Tlatilco culture, ca. 1200 to 800 BCE. A hand-built pottery head fragment from a larger figure, perhaps a female "fertility" idol. Her long hair is swept back with a headbandm, the strands incised down her neck. The broad face with pursed lips and jowly cheeks are reminiscent of the famous Olmec colossal heads. Size: 3" L x 2" W (7.6 cm x 5.1 cm)
Provenance: private Healy collection, Studio City, California, USA, acquired 1995 to 2015; ex-private Fayetteville, Arkansas, USA collection
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.
We ship worldwide to most countries and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience.
#178467
Condition
Fragment from a larger figure as shown. Head is otherwise intact with light mineral deposits.
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Olmecoid Tlatilco Pottery Head Fragment
Estimate $500 - $750
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