Remarkable Jalisco Pottery Figural Rattle
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Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Jalisco, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A wonderful figural pottery rattle, depicting a standing female with hands to her protruding, perhaps pregnant, belly, a nicely defined visage with coffee bean eyes and a pronounced nose, and an enlarged pointy head or headdress that contains the rattles. A special example of Pre-Columbian material culture demonstrating that music as well as visual art was important to the ancients of the Americas. Custom stand. Size: 3.125" W x 8.75" H (7.9 cm x 22.2 cm); 9.25" H (23.5 cm) on stand
Provenance: Ex-Harvey Collection, acquired prior to 1972
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#119748
Provenance: Ex-Harvey Collection, acquired prior to 1972
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.
#119748
Condition
Tiny nick to one shoulder. Expected surface wear commensurate with age. Nice mineral deposits. Rattle works well.
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Remarkable Jalisco Pottery Figural Rattle
Estimate $600 - $900
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