*Femme debout à deux têtes

The arms are short, the hips and legs are wide and rounded, the waist is slim, the umbilicus is pierced, and the two heads are similar. The mouths are open, the eyes are almond-shaped. The ears are adorned with circular curls. The heads are topped by a tightly fitted headdress with a central ornament. Solid beige terracotta with yellow and red decoration. Good state of preservation Tlatilco, Mexico, 1150 - 900 BC 10 x 5 x 1.6 cm Provenance: Former Alain Brisset collection, 1970 A thermoluminescence analysis by the QED laboratory will be given to the buyer. In the pre-classical period, the multitude of cult offerings representing female figures evoke the importance given to women. These figurines were also related to fertility because of the exaggeration of female attributes such as hips and breasts. The particularity of this sculpture is the presence of two faces, which is related to the theme of Janus, that is to say, the passage between the summer and winter solstice. The Tlatilco culture, whose name means "the place of hidden things" in Nahuatl, developed in the Mexico Valley between 1200 and 800 BC. Its sculptures are mainly terracotta or ceramic representing female figures with generous forms and accentuated attributes. The one we are presenting is quite exceptional. Its perfect state of preservation as well as its great expressiveness typical of Tlatilco figurines make it a work of rare quality. Lot presented under the regime of temporary importation