No. 100021062

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Chupícuaro culture This is a small, solid Chupícuaro pottery figure from West Mexico. K-039
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Chupícuaro culture This is a small, solid Chupícuaro pottery figure from West Mexico. K-039

A finely crafted solid pottery female figure from the Chupícuaro culture, part of the Classic Period traditions of West Mexico, specifically the Michoacán region. This small figurine, measuring 5,6 cm in height, is made from natural buff-colored clay and exhibits the stylized features typical of Chupícuaro art: exaggerated ear ornaments, prominent breasts, and a detailed chest adornment or necklace. The figure also features a pierced abdominal area, possibly symbolic or functional, and a textured head that may represent a headdress or stylized hair. The minimal facial features and abstract proportions reflect the ritual and symbolic aesthetic of the time, often associated with fertility, protection, or ancestral reverence. These figures were commonly placed in burials or domestic shrines. Culture: Chupícuaro, Michoacán, Mexico Period: ca. 400 – 100 B.C. Material: Solid buff-colored pottery Height: 5,6 cm Europe only!!! Provenance: Private Nevada collection; ex. Dr. D.H. collection, Arkansas, acquired in the 1950s–1960s K-039

No. 100021062

Sold
Chupícuaro culture This is a small, solid Chupícuaro pottery figure from West Mexico. K-039

Chupícuaro culture This is a small, solid Chupícuaro pottery figure from West Mexico. K-039

A finely crafted solid pottery female figure from the Chupícuaro culture, part of the Classic Period traditions of West Mexico, specifically the Michoacán region. This small figurine, measuring 5,6 cm in height, is made from natural buff-colored clay and exhibits the stylized features typical of Chupícuaro art: exaggerated ear ornaments, prominent breasts, and a detailed chest adornment or necklace. The figure also features a pierced abdominal area, possibly symbolic or functional, and a textured head that may represent a headdress or stylized hair.

The minimal facial features and abstract proportions reflect the ritual and symbolic aesthetic of the time, often associated with fertility, protection, or ancestral reverence. These figures were commonly placed in burials or domestic shrines.

Culture: Chupícuaro, Michoacán, Mexico

Period: ca. 400 – 100 B.C.

Material: Solid buff-colored pottery

Height: 5,6 cm
Europe only!!!



Provenance: Private Nevada collection; ex. Dr. D.H. collection, Arkansas, acquired in the 1950s–1960s

K-039

Final bid
€ 110
Peter Reynaers
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Estimate  € 210 - € 250

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