Two Teotihuacan Pottery Articulated Doll Torsos

**Originally Listed At $250**

Pre-Columbian, Gulf Coast of Mexico, Veracruz, ca. 3rd to 7th century CE. A set of 2 hand-built pottery doll torsos, each with a pair of perforations through the body for suspending the arms and legs. The limbs would be attached via string through the bodies so that the motion of the bodies would become more lifelike. Size of largest: 0.6" L x 1.125" W x 2" H (1.5 cm x 2.9 cm x 5.1 cm)

Provenance: private Lumberton, Texas, USA collection, acquired before 2010

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#183777
Condition Report: Arms and legs missing as shown. Each artifact with softening to finer details, light abrasions, and minor nicks, otherwise intact and very good. Nice preservation to figural forms.