Lot of 3 Chupicuaro Pottery Figures + Bead
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**Originally Listed At $300**
Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Chupicuaro, ca. 500 BCE to 300 CE. An attractive set of three hand-built pottery figures as well as a pottery bead with highly stylized presentations characteristic of Chupicuaro artistry. The nude standing figure wears a striated headband and holds one arm to its mouth, and the taller standing figure wears an incised skirt and displays furrowed brows above coffee-bean-shaped eyes. The seated figure sits with crossed legs, holds one arm atop a bent knee, and has a conical finial surmounting the rounded hat. A discoid bead has raised spirals adorning the concave midsection and a suspension hole through the center. Lucite display stands for photography purposes only. Size of largest (standing figure): 1.5" W x 3.6" H (3.8 cm x 9.1 cm)
Provenance: private southern California, USA collection, acquired before 2000
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.
PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm.
#156567
Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Chupicuaro, ca. 500 BCE to 300 CE. An attractive set of three hand-built pottery figures as well as a pottery bead with highly stylized presentations characteristic of Chupicuaro artistry. The nude standing figure wears a striated headband and holds one arm to its mouth, and the taller standing figure wears an incised skirt and displays furrowed brows above coffee-bean-shaped eyes. The seated figure sits with crossed legs, holds one arm atop a bent knee, and has a conical finial surmounting the rounded hat. A discoid bead has raised spirals adorning the concave midsection and a suspension hole through the center. Lucite display stands for photography purposes only. Size of largest (standing figure): 1.5" W x 3.6" H (3.8 cm x 9.1 cm)
Provenance: private southern California, USA collection, acquired before 2000
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.
PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm.
#156567
Condition
Repair to right leg of largest figure, with restoration to bodies and limbs of all three figures, and resurfacing with overpainting along break lines; bead is intact and very good. All items have light encrustations, nicks, and abrasions, with minor softening to some finer details. Nice earthen deposits throughout.
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Lot of 3 Chupicuaro Pottery Figures + Bead
Estimate $300 - $450
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