Pre-Columbian, Central Mexico, Valley of Mexico, Tlatilco, ca. 800 to 500 BCE. This is a tall example of the type of figure known as a "pretty lady", a woman with exaggerated thighs and a simply-rendered face. This example seems to have a very elaborate headdress or coiffure. 20th century discussions of Tlatilco "pretty women" are tinged by the modern men who wrote them, and, as several more recent scholars have discussed, we have no idea who made these figures (men or women), what they meant to convey in making them, and whether or not there was any sexual intent in their creation. Size: 1.5" W x 4.4" H (3.8 cm x 11.2 cm)

Provenance: Ex-Private Ventura County, CA collection acquired before 1980

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Both legs repaired where they meet the torso.