Veracruz Terracotta Figure on a Swing
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Pre-Columbian, Gulf of Mexico, Classical Veracruz / Remojadas culture, ca. 400 to 750 CE. This is a hollow pottery figure depicting a figure -- probably a woman, based on clothing -- wearing a poncho and skirt, very large earrings, and a headdress, with arms extended, seated as if on a swing. There are similar pieces held in the National Museum of the American Indian and the Veracruz Museum of Anthropology. Size: 4.5" W x 4.5" H (11.4 cm x 11.4 cm).
Provenance: Ex- B. DiPietro collection, PA
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Provenance: Ex- B. DiPietro collection, PA
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#112260
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The figure is missing its feet and hands and the headdress has been chipped. It is mounted on a modern stand to replicate the "Swinging" pose that it would have had originally.
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Veracruz Terracotta Figure on a Swing
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