"Costa Rica, 1000 – 1500 Ad, Guanacaste Culture / Nicoya Region, Anthropomorphic Terracotta Statuette"
Costa Rica / Region of Nicoya
Culture Guanacaste / 1000 – 1500 AD – C.
Anthropomorphic statuette representing a woman originally resting on three feet. The arms are glued along the body, hands positioned flat. A large tubular body receives a small chest, the abdomen, like the back punctuated with a rectangular pattern, the sex signified with the help of a discreet pastillage. The disproportionate head placed directly on the body accommodates eyes materialized by the technique of pastillage and overhung by wide eyebrows. A large nose placed above a mouth with thick lips, the ears adorned with circular tambas, the head adorned with a headdress with patterns of intersecting lines.
Piece presented on a support for an adequate presentation.
Polychrome terracotta
13 x 7.8 cm
Signs of use and visible losses
French private collection
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