Figurine - Jalisco Aardewerk Pre-columbian figure - 11 cm - Earthenware
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Selected by Ruth Garrido Vila
Directed the Ifergan Collection Museum, specialising in Phoenician and Mediterranean archaeology.
Estimate € 550 - € 700
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This 11 cm Jalisco female figure is hand-built red-slipped pottery from 300 BCE–300 CE, with a stylised sheep-like face, a reattached head and a missing right ear.
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Pre-Columbian Jalisco Terracota Female Figure
Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Jalisco.
ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE.
11cm x 7,5cm x 3cm
With sheep nose and coffee bean eyes.
Head re-attached.
Right ear missing
A nice hand-built and red-slipped pottery female 'sheep face' figure, so called because of their highly stylized ovine facial features. The figure stands nude with outstretched arms, globular breasts, and elongated head.
Pre-Columbian Jalisco Terracota Female Figure
Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Jalisco.
ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE.
11cm x 7,5cm x 3cm
With sheep nose and coffee bean eyes.
Head re-attached.
Right ear missing
A nice hand-built and red-slipped pottery female 'sheep face' figure, so called because of their highly stylized ovine facial features. The figure stands nude with outstretched arms, globular breasts, and elongated head.
Details
Era
Before 1400
Culture
Jalisco
Number of objects
1
Century/timeframe
300BC - 300AD
Title
Jalisco Aardewerk Pre-columbian figure - 11 cm
Acquired from
Dealer at a fair
Country of origin
Mexico
Year acquired
2007
Material
Earthenware
Country acquired from
United States
Previous owner acquired from
Auction house
Sold with stand
No
Colour
Red
Previous owner - year acquired
2002
Condition
Fair condition - heavily used & with possibly minor parts missing
Previous owner - country acquired from
United States
Height
11 cm
I verify that I have obtained this object legally and that I am allowed to sell it
Yes
Width
7.5 cm
Depth
3 cm
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