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231 - A pair of statuettes depicted standing with their hands folded across their stomachs; each figure wears a necklace and a garment decorated with incisions. The man wears a headband across his forehead, while the woman is baring her teeth.
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A pair of statuettes depicted standing with their hands folded across their stomachs; each figure wears a necklace and a garment decorated with incisions. The man wears a headband across his forehead, while the woman is baring her teeth. Beige terracotta. Height: 19 cm and 15 cm (plus bases). Mexico. Pacific Coast Civilization. Autlan region. Jalisco culture. Proto-Classical period. 200 BCE–100 CE. Provenance: Christie’s New York, May 25, 1977, lot no. 92. Private collection, Brussels (illustrated in a 1986 insurance inventory) Passed down through the family
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TWO CONTINENTS, ONE COLLECTION (Asian and American Arts)Auction house
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