This powerfully modeled two-thousand plus year-old kneeling female figure displays a vivid expression; nude except for a tight cap and short skirt, she is posed with upraised left arm, hand grasping the side of her head. Her right arm extends straight forward with widespread fingers dramatically extended.
The vent-hole atop her head insured the safe firing of this large, hollow terracotta figure;
her headdress and body are painted with red slip on a buff ground. Manganese dioxide
deposits provide incontrovertible evidence of prolonged interment.
This museum-grade figure is 10.5" (26.6cm) tall, 6.5" (16.5 cm) wide, and 4.5" (11.4 cm)
front-to-back.
Insignificantly restored to excellent condition.
KNEELING FEMALE FIGURE
Ameca - Etzatlán, Jalisco, Mexico
Proto-Classic Period, 300 B.C.E. - 200 C.E.
A similarly-posed Jalisco female figure recently sold for $5,080 at Sotheby's in New York City on May 23, 2023, Sale N11202, lot79.
Comparables: Gallagher, "Companions of the Dead: Ceramic Tomb Sculpture from Ancient West Mexico," fig. 112;
Von Winning, “Shaft Tomb Figures of West Mexico,” figs. 138 & 139;
Proctor Stafford Collection, LA Museum of Art, "Sculpture of Ancient West Mexico," fig.74.
$200 shipping, Delivery Confirmation tracking and insurance within continental U.S.
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Please use PayPal for immediate shipment.
Overseas buyer adds $400 shipping costs.
Customs or other importation costs -- if any -- are the sole responsibility of the buyer.
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NOTE: I have also listed a larger, very similar figure; please view the next-to-last image, then go to #123726834791.
GUARANTEE OF AUTHENTICITY
The
authenticity of this artifact is fully guaranteed by the seller, a longtime educator and Senior Member of the American Society of Appraisers (retired), certified Specialist in Pre-Columbian Art. Your figure will be carefully
packed, insured and promptly shipped with a signed and registered Certificate of
Authenticity.
If not to U.S. buyer’s satisfaction, this artwork
may be returned as shipped within thirty days of purchase for a purchase
price refund minus a 10% restocking
mifee for return of item in original condition and with original shipping materials; buyer pays return shipping and insurance.
This
figure is legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural
patrimony Code 2600, Chapter 14,
and guaranteed to be as described or
your money back.
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countries. No part of the contents of this page may be reproduced
without prior written permission of the seller. Copyright © Rod Rogers,
2022.
NOTE: I have also listed a larger, very similar figure; please view the next-to-last image, then go to #123726834791.
GUARANTEE OF AUTHENTICITY
The authenticity of this artifact is fully guaranteed by the seller, a longtime educator and Senior Member of the American Society of Appraisers (retired), certified Specialist in Pre-Columbian Art. Your figure will be carefully packed, insured and promptly shipped with a signed and registered Certificate of Authenticity.
If not to U.S. buyer’s satisfaction, this artwork
may be returned as shipped within thirty days of purchase for a purchase
price refund minus a 10% restocking
mifee for return of item in original condition and with original shipping materials; buyer pays return shipping and insurance.
This
figure is legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural
patrimony Code 2600, Chapter 14,
and guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
Check out my other items and be sure to add me to your favorites list!
Images may be enlarged to provide greater detail. All rights reserved for all countries. No part of the contents of this page may be reproduced without prior written permission of the seller. Copyright © Rod Rogers, 2022.