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Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. Skillfully modeled from terracotta, a regal female figure standing on her bare feet with her arms outstretched. Highly decorated, she wears a crossed headband crowned by a round medallion and feathers, long ear ornaments, a beaded necklace, armlets, and a belted lower tunic with incised striations further adorning her legs. Bare breasts and ample hips emphasize her feminine state - and her visage is finely defined with almond-shaped eyes, an aquiline nose, and a gentle smile. The attention to detail is impressive - note those endearing delineated fingers and toes. Size: 7.5" H (19 cm); 8.25" H (21 cm) on included custom stand.

Provenance: private Southern California, USA collection, acquired in the 1970s to mid-1980s

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#143041

Head has been reattached. Nice scattered mineral deposits across face, backs of legs, under arms, and areas of the chest and body. Small chip to abdominal region. Minute losses to fingers and toes.