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Veracruz El Faisan Pottery Standing Female Figure

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Veracruz El Faisan Pottery Standing Female Figure
Veracruz El Faisan Pottery Standing Female Figure
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Description
Pre-Columbian, Gulf Coast of Mexico, South-Central Veracruz region, El Faisan area, Veracruz (Vera Cruz) culture, ca. 450 to 600 CE. A lovely, hand-built pottery figure of impressive size depicting a slender woman standing upon wide-set, dramatically arched feet. Highly burnished and decorated with red and black pigment atop her tan-hued body, the woman presents holding both arms flush against her sides while wearing an ankle-length dress adorned with spirals, zigzags, dashes, and cruciform motifs. Her mold-formed face exhibits generously lidded eyes, parted lips beneath a perky nose, and spool-adorned ears, all beneath a thick hat with 2 recessed gaps. Size: 6.9" W x 14.2" H (17.5 cm x 36.1 cm)

Cf. The Dallas Museum of Art, object number 1973.63

Provenance: private Hidden Valley Lake, California, USA collection, purchased November 20, 2020, lot 246; ex-Susanin's Auctions, Chicago, Illinois, USA

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Condition
Repair and restoration to body, legs, and feet, and head reattached at neckline. Abrasions, minor chipping, and fading to pigment, with encrustations in scattered areas. Nice preservation to overall form and most original pigment.
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Veracruz El Faisan Pottery Standing Female Figure

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