Six Jalisco Miniature Terracotta Figures
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**Originally Listed At $400**
Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Jalisco, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A sweet ensemble of six miniature terracotta figures, including five standing females - all with voluptuous breasts, headdresses, and round ear ornaments - and a similarly decorated seated figure. All are 'sheepface' figures with classic protruding noses and pointed hornlike ears. An adorable group from the ancients of West Mexico that may be small in size but mighty in expression! Size: range from 2.75" H (7 cm) to 3.65" H (9.3 cm)
Provenance: private Stagecoach, Nevada, USA collection; acquired from 1985 to present from galleries such as Arte Primitivo, Art For Eternity, Butterfields, and Riverbend Gallery
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#128885
Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Jalisco, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A sweet ensemble of six miniature terracotta figures, including five standing females - all with voluptuous breasts, headdresses, and round ear ornaments - and a similarly decorated seated figure. All are 'sheepface' figures with classic protruding noses and pointed hornlike ears. An adorable group from the ancients of West Mexico that may be small in size but mighty in expression! Size: range from 2.75" H (7 cm) to 3.65" H (9.3 cm)
Provenance: private Stagecoach, Nevada, USA collection; acquired from 1985 to present from galleries such as Arte Primitivo, Art For Eternity, Butterfields, and Riverbend Gallery
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.
#128885
Condition
Seated figure repaired from 2 to 3 pieces. Arm of smallest figure reattached. All with expected surface wear - varying amounts of earthen encrustation, root marks, and some with manganese deposits.
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Six Jalisco Miniature Terracotta Figures
Estimate $550 - $825
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