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Lot of 6 Pre-Columbian Pottery Flats - Female Figures

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Lot of 6 Pre-Columbian Pottery Flats - Female Figures

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Description

Pre-Columbian, Mesoamerica, ca. 1000 BCE to 1000 CE. This is a collection of six flat pottery figures, all female, representing a variety of times and cultures. It is interesting to note the changes to the depiction of women. This includes one of the classic "pretty ladies" of Tlatilco (ca. 800 to 500 BCE) and two Jalisco shaft tomb culture figures (ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE). Size of largest: 2.25" W x 5" H (5.7 cm x 12.7 cm)

Provenance: Ex-private Hooper Collection, California, acquired through family descent

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One repair to red figure, otherwise all are intact.

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Lot of 6 Pre-Columbian Pottery Flats - Female Figures

Name: Lot of 6 Pre-Columbian Pottery Flats - Female Figures
SKU: 46716749
Price: 750 USD
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