Seated woman Dressed in a skirt and bare-chested, this seated woman is making a ritual offering. She is carrying a jar on her right shoulder and a bowl in her left hand. Her body is decorated with scarification marks on her shoulders and she is wearing a headdress tied with ribbons. Brown terracotta with red slip Jalisco culture, Antonio Escobedo style, Mexico 100 BC-250 AD (Broken and reattached with repaints) Height 45,5 cm ; Width : 32 cm ; Depth : 16 cm Expert : Bénédicte Hamard

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