Lot of 3 Chupicuaro Pottery Figures + Bead
**Originally Listed At $300**
Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Chupicuaro, ca. 500 BCE to 300 CE. An attractive set of three hand-built pottery figures as well as a pottery bead with highly stylized presentations characteristic of Chupicuaro artistry. The nude standing figure wears a striated headband and holds one arm to its mouth, and the taller standing figure wears an incised skirt and displays furrowed brows above coffee-bean-shaped eyes. The seated figure sits with crossed legs, holds one arm atop a bent knee, and has a conical finial surmounting the rounded hat. A discoid bead has raised spirals adorning the concave midsection and a suspension hole through the center. Lucite display stands for photography purposes only. Size of largest (standing figure): 1.5" W x 3.6" H (3.8 cm x 9.1 cm)
Provenance: private southern California, USA collection, acquired before 2000
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.
PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm.
Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping.
#156567
Condition Report: Repair to right leg of largest figure, with restoration to bodies and limbs of all three figures, and resurfacing with overpainting along break lines; bead is intact and very good. All items have light encrustations, nicks, and abrasions, with minor softening to some finer details. Nice earthen deposits throughout.
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**Originally Listed At $300**
Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Chupicuaro, ca. 500 BCE to 300 CE. An attractive set of three hand-built pottery figures as well as a pottery bead with highly stylized presentations characteristic of Chupicuaro artistry. The nude standing figure wears a striated headband and holds one arm to its mouth, and the taller standing figure wears an incised skirt and displays furrowed brows above coffee-bean-shaped eyes. The seated figure sits with crossed legs, holds one arm atop a bent knee, and has a conical finial surmounting the rounded hat. A discoid bead has raised spirals adorning the concave midsection and a suspension hole through the center. Lucite display stands for photography purposes only. Size of largest (standing figure): 1.5" W x 3.6" H (3.8 cm x 9.1 cm)
Provenance: private southern California, USA collection, acquired before 2000
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.
PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm.
Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping.
#156567
Condition Report: Repair to right leg of largest figure, with restoration to bodies and limbs of all three figures, and resurfacing with overpainting along break lines; bead is intact and very good. All items have light encrustations, nicks, and abrasions, with minor softening to some finer details. Nice earthen deposits throughout.
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