Lot 201
  • 201

Colima, Mexico, Proto-Classic, 100 BC - 250 AD

Estimate
200 - 300 GBP
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Description

  • Seated Female Figure
  • terracotta
  • height: 17.1cm., 6¾in.

Exhibited

Princeton, Princeton University Art Museum, The Stanley J. Seeger Jr. collects ion, 1961, no.139, illustrated in the catalogue

Condition

Very good condition overall. A small loss to the band at the top of the skirt on the proper left side. A small loss to the back of the figure, on the proper right side (at the same level as the breast.) A small loss to the proper right side of the face, just below the lips. Some erosion and minor chips to the edges of the skirt and the tips of the feet, as visible in the catalogue illustration. Dry, matte, surface with dark pigments to the skirt and necklace, and also, less visible in the illustration, dark arm-bands, and pigments to the lips, ears, eyes, and hair.
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