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Description : Pre-Columbian, South Coast Peru, Nazca culture, ca. 200 to 600 CE. A stunning ceramic female Venus figure of an exceedingly rare size. The nude figure presents seated upon slender legs with delineated genitalia in-between, a rotund abdomen perhaps indicative of pregnancy, petite breasts, sinuous arms draped from prominent shoulders, and a wide neck. The elongated head exhibits an enormous nose, black eyes with white-painted sclera, a narrow chin beneath a painted mouth, and protruding ovoid ears under the pinched forehead and black coiffure. High burnishing marks provide a textured canvas for the orange-slipped ground, and traces of black, white, red, and yellow pigment add an attractive aesthetic. An extremely rare example of Nazca figurative artistry! Size: 7.3 W x 13.1 H (18.5 cm x 33.3 cm), 14 H (35.6 cm) on included custom stand. A stylistically-similar example of a standing male figure hammered for EUR 11,162 ($12,435.97) at Christie's, Paris Art Africain, Oceanien et Precolombien auction (sale 5094, December 8, 2004, lot 340): Provenance: private Hawaii, USA collection, ex-private Hans Juergen Westermann collection, Germany All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #148344
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