Guerrero Xochipala Pottery Standing Female Figure
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**Originally Listed At $350**
Pre-Columbian, southern Mexico, Guerrero region, Xochipala culture, Mesoamerican Formative Phase, ca. 13th to 10th century CE. A hand-built pottery figure standing upon gently curved legs and petite feet. The woman exhibits a slender waistline beneath a pair of perky breasts and holds both arms tightly against her sides. Her visage is comprised of impressed eyes, a petite nose, full lips, and earspools, all above a minimalist necklace lining her clavicle, and all beneath a simple headband. Size: 1.75" W x 4.75" H (4.4 cm x 12.1 cm); 5.3" H (13.5 cm) on included custom stand.
Provenance: private Southern California, USA collection, acquired in the 1970s to mid-1980s
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.
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#147101
Pre-Columbian, southern Mexico, Guerrero region, Xochipala culture, Mesoamerican Formative Phase, ca. 13th to 10th century CE. A hand-built pottery figure standing upon gently curved legs and petite feet. The woman exhibits a slender waistline beneath a pair of perky breasts and holds both arms tightly against her sides. Her visage is comprised of impressed eyes, a petite nose, full lips, and earspools, all above a minimalist necklace lining her clavicle, and all beneath a simple headband. Size: 1.75" W x 4.75" H (4.4 cm x 12.1 cm); 5.3" H (13.5 cm) on included custom stand.
Provenance: private Southern California, USA collection, acquired in the 1970s to mid-1980s
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.
#147101
Condition
Repaired from multiple pieces, with small chips and light adhesive residue along break lines. Small nicks to head, limbs, and body, with light encrustations, and softening to some finer details particularly on face. Nice earthen deposits throughout.
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Guerrero Xochipala Pottery Standing Female Figure
Estimate $400 - $600
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