Tribal Art & Antiquities - 1st March 2017
Lot 37
A Chupicuaro female 'choker' figure Mexico clay with a two part coiffure and with hands on the...
Estimate £200 - £300 | Hammer £380
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Description
A Chupicuaro female 'choker' figure
Mexico
clay with a two part coiffure and with hands on the abdomen, with red pigment, circa 500 - 200BC,
8.7cm high,
a Chupicuaro similar larger figure and a male figure with bitumen highlights. (3)
Provenance
Sir Peter Hope KCMG, 1912 - 1999, British Intelligence Officer and later Ambassador to Mexico 1968-72.
Exhibited
Small figure - Ancient Mesoamerica, Precolumbian Mexican and Maya Art, Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery, 4th June to 31st July 1970. No. 21.