Maya Mold-Made Seated Pottery Woman Figure with Ear Spools

Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Maya. A hollow, mold-made pottery figure of a seated woman with her hands resting on her knees. She wears a banded, wrapped headdress incised with fine lines, with flaring side panels or ears with circular spools. The face has heavy-lidded eyes, a prominent nose and round ornament, and a protruding lower lip. A beaded collar with a segmented pendant hangs at her chest, the upper arms are covered in raised textured ornament, and bracelets circle her wrists. A band marks the waist of her skirt. The back is hand-finished, with incised lines indicating the hair. Item # 205661

Estimate:$300

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