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Costa Rican Pottery Seated Pregnant Figure

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Pre-Columbian, Central America, Costa Rica, Atlantic Watershed, ca. 1000 to 1400 CE. A hand-built pottery figure of a woman seated upon ample thighs. She holds both arms to her slightly distended abdomen - perhaps indicative of pregnancy - and has rounded breasts beneath sloped shoulders. Her raised head bears squinting eyes, a perky nose with delineated nostrils, a slit-form mouth, and pierced ears, all beneath a simple cap with a central cylindrical crest. Size: 3.4" W x 5.25" H (8.6 cm x 13.3 cm)

Provenance: private Leonard collection, Virginia, USA, acquired before 1979

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Condition Report: Repairs to arms and head, with light resurfacing along break lines. Minor nicks to limbs, body, and head, with light encrustations, and softening to some finer details. Nice earthen deposits throughout.

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Pre-Columbian, Central America, Costa Rica, Atlantic Watershed, ca. 1000 to 1400 CE. A hand-built pottery figure of a woman seated upon ample thighs. She holds both arms to her slightly distended abdomen - perhaps indicative of pregnancy - and has rounded breasts beneath sloped shoulders. Her raised head bears squinting eyes, a perky nose with delineated nostrils, a slit-form mouth, and pierced ears, all beneath a simple cap with a central cylindrical crest. Size: 3.4" W x 5.25" H (8.6 cm x 13.3 cm)

Provenance: private Leonard collection, Virginia, USA, acquired before 1979

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.

#142163
Condition Report: Repairs to arms and head, with light resurfacing along break lines. Minor nicks to limbs, body, and head, with light encrustations, and softening to some finer details. Nice earthen deposits throughout.

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