Pre-Columbian, Valley of Mexico, Tlatilco, ca. 1200 to 200 BCE. An exemplary hand-built pottery sculpture of a standing female presenting bulbous legs, wide hips, petite breasts, and sloped shoulders as she bends her attenuated arms at the elbows, placing both hands on her face. She gazes forth from elongated, coffee bean-shaped eyes beneath a narrowed brow, all above a petite nose, a protruding, incised upper lip, and a prominent chin. A striated coiffure caps her head, sitting just above a pair of lengthy, pierced ears. Size: 4.3" W x 9.1" H (10.9 cm x 23.1 cm)

Provenance: private Elkton, Oregon, USA collection; ex-Arte Primitivo, New York, USA, February 25, 2019, lot 8; ex-Robert and Marianne Huber collection, New York City, New York and Illinois, USA, acquired from the 1960s to 1990s

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Repaired with restoration. Expected nicks and abrasions in some areas, commensurate with age. Otherwise, very nice with great remaining detail.