Mexican Pretty Lady + 2 Proto-Maya Figures, ex-Schmitt
**Originally Listed At $450**
Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Chupicuaro and Michoacan, ca. 600 to 300 BCE; Southern Mexico to Guatemala, Olmec to Proto-Maya culture, ca. 500 BCE to 300 CE. A collection of 3 pottery figures- one crouching with large ear spool and a grinning expression, while the other two are stylized nude women or "pretty lady" figures - their thighs, hips, and breasts accentuated - perhaps to symbolize fertility figures. In West Mexican shaft tomb cultures, figures like these were placed facing inside of the subterranean chambers as if in conversation or watching over the dead; some scholars see these figures as a symbolic connection between the living and the dead. Size: 3.24" L x 1.5" W (8.2 cm x 3.8 cm)
Provenance: ex-Marc Amiguet Schmitt estate, Amiguet's Ancient Art, Evansville, Indiana, USA, acquired prior to January 1, 2010
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#173395
Condition Report: Surface wear commensurate with age and use, chip /loss to seated figure's head. Manganese blooms on all three figures. Good remains of painted white pigment.
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**Originally Listed At $450**
Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Chupicuaro and Michoacan, ca. 600 to 300 BCE; Southern Mexico to Guatemala, Olmec to Proto-Maya culture, ca. 500 BCE to 300 CE. A collection of 3 pottery figures- one crouching with large ear spool and a grinning expression, while the other two are stylized nude women or "pretty lady" figures - their thighs, hips, and breasts accentuated - perhaps to symbolize fertility figures. In West Mexican shaft tomb cultures, figures like these were placed facing inside of the subterranean chambers as if in conversation or watching over the dead; some scholars see these figures as a symbolic connection between the living and the dead. Size: 3.24" L x 1.5" W (8.2 cm x 3.8 cm)
Provenance: ex-Marc Amiguet Schmitt estate, Amiguet's Ancient Art, Evansville, Indiana, USA, acquired prior to January 1, 2010
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.
#173395
Condition Report: Surface wear commensurate with age and use, chip /loss to seated figure's head. Manganese blooms on all three figures. Good remains of painted white pigment.
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