**Originally Listed At $300**

Pre-Columbian, Gulf Coast Mexico, Veracruz (Vera Cruz), ca. 4th to 7th century CE. A hollow, mold-formed pottery female rattle figure on a ceremonial litter, her legs bent as if seated and clothing incised with stepped woven motifs. Her upturned face has impressed eyelids, protruding nose, and large slightly open lips- that provide a serene or trance like expression. She dons a wide, ovoid headdress and is bedecked in elegant finery including circular earspools and a beaded necklace. At one time a clay or pebble ball inside the hollow cavity would have emitted sounds when this piece functioned as a rattle. Size: 5" L x 2.5" W x 9" H (12.7 cm x 6.4 cm x 22.9 cm); 9.5" H (24.1 cm) on included custom stand.

Provenance: private New York, New York, USA collection; ex-New York City gallery, New York, New York, USA; ex-private Texas, USA collection, before 2000

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#171635

All original material and no repairs. Old losses to legs, arms, back headdress panel, and base as shown. Excellent preservation to face, and mineral and earthen deposits on interior.