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Costa Rican Pottery Seated Mother & Child
Costa Rican Pottery Seated Mother & Child
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Description
Pre-Columbian, Costa Rica, ca. 500 to 1000 CE. A hand-built and highly burnished pottery maternal figure seated with crossed legs atop an integral tripod stool. Covered in red-hued slip, the figure presents nude while holding her infant in her lap, both arms bent and securely supporting the child while it grasps one of her wrists, perhaps an attempt to break free. The mother's head peers forward with slit-form eyes and features a bulbous nose, full lips revealing 2 rows of teeth, nubbin ears, and a tapered brow surmounted by a domed cap. A vent hole on her back allowed heated air to escape while the composition was being fired. Size: 3.125" W x 5.3" H (7.9 cm x 13.5 cm)

Provenance: private Marysville, California, USA collection, purchased from Ancient Resource auction, California, USA, November 13, 2018, lot 300; ex-estate of Michael Leslie, Denver, Colorado, USA

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#171146
Condition
Minor nicks and abrasions to mother, child, and stool, with light fading to pigment and areas of light fire-darkening on the verso, and light encrustations, otherwise intact and very good. Nice remains of red pigment and finer details throughout.
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Costa Rican Pottery Seated Mother & Child

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