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Description : Pre-Columbian, Valley of Mexico, Teotihuacan culture, ca. 3rd to 7th century CE. An intriguing standing anthropomorphic figure carved from mottled dark-green stone with beige inclusions. The figure stands atop attenuated feet covered by an ankle-length skirt, wears a tunic atop the chest, and has a plateaued ridge delineating the upper body from the lower. The head is characteristically stylized with recessed ovoid eyes, a broad nose, full lips which are slightly ajar, and tab-shaped ears, all beneath a wide headband accentuated with an incised X-form register. Custom wooden display stand included. Size: 2.125 W x 4.4 H (5.4 cm x 11.2 cm), 5.2 H (13.2 cm) on included custom stand. A stylistically-similar example of a slightly-smaller size hammered for EUR 1,880 ($2,132.95) at Christie's, Paris Art Africain, Oceanien et Precolombian auction (sale 5068, December 10, 2003, lot 498): Provenance: private New York, New York, USA collection, ex-private New York, New York, USA collection, ex-private lifetime collection of Dr. Saul Tuttman and Dr. Gregory Siskind, New York, New York, USA 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. #144387
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