Kneeling female figure · Mexico, West, Jalisco, Ameca Style · ID: 3038597
sold
EUR 1,200
Provenance
Lucia Meza Collection (acquired in the 1960’s)Size
H: 39 cm
H: 15.4 inch
Description
fired clay, red, beige brown and black paint, hollow pottery figure with typical Jalisco features: elongated face with long pointed nose, crested headdress with crossed bands, pellets on the shoulders, which have been interpreted as ritual scars, but may very well be a kind of ornament (beads), striking short spread arms, vent-hole at the back of the head
Comparing literature
Leyenaar, Ted u.a., Von Küste zu Küste, o.O. 1992, ill. 212