Near-Miniature Mixtec Pottery Standing Figure - Female
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Pre-Columbian, Highland Southern Mexico, Mixtec culture, ca. 1250 to 1521 CE. A petite terracotta standing figure with a stylized headdress, wide brow, ovular eyes, a protruding chin, nose, and mouth, characteristically attenuated arms, and wide hips signifying fertility. This figure is likely female based on abstract genitalia and small but noticeable breasts. Size: 0.625" L x 1.25" W x 2.3" H (1.6 cm x 3.2 cm x 5.8 cm); 2.5" H (6.4 cm) on included custom stand.
Provenance: ex-private San Francisco, California, USA collection
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#122655
Pre-Columbian, Highland Southern Mexico, Mixtec culture, ca. 1250 to 1521 CE. A petite terracotta standing figure with a stylized headdress, wide brow, ovular eyes, a protruding chin, nose, and mouth, characteristically attenuated arms, and wide hips signifying fertility. This figure is likely female based on abstract genitalia and small but noticeable breasts. Size: 0.625" L x 1.25" W x 2.3" H (1.6 cm x 3.2 cm x 5.8 cm); 2.5" H (6.4 cm) on included custom stand.
Provenance: ex-private San Francisco, California, 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.
#122655
Condition
One leg has been reattached. Surface wear commensurate with age, with great mineral deposits on reverse side and earthen deposits throughout.
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Near-Miniature Mixtec Pottery Standing Figure - Female
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