{"product_id":"pre-columbian-chupicuaro-terracotta-female-figurine","title":"Pre-Columbian Chupícuaro Terracotta Female Figurine","description":"Mexico, Guanajuato \/ Michoacán border region, ca. 500 – 100 BCE. Hand-modeled from buff terracotta, this solid flat figurine exemplifies the expressive votive effigies associated with the Preclassic Chupícuaro tradition. The piece features exaggerated applied oval eyes with horizontal pupils, a prominent projecting nose, an open mouth, and massive pierced ear ornaments. Rising above the brow is a tall, tabular headdress with traces of dark pigment. Her abbreviated arms rest across the chest above a prominent punctate navel and tapering legs. The reverse remains completely flat in the classic slab-built technique.  Remains of original pigments.\u003cbr\u003eSize: 4 inches H. + custom mount.\u003cbr\u003eThe vast majority of these solid, flat-backed pretty ladies were fashioned to accompany or protect an individual in the afterlife.\u003cbr\u003eProvenance: Private Mercer Island WA collection by descent from Ruth Goldwyn Capps \u0026amp; Henry McClure Capps (known as Mac) who was an art director and production designer for TV \u0026amp; films in the mid-1950s.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Art for Eternity","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67715281322298,"sku":"17161","price":425.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0775\/5120\/6714\/files\/100992.jpg?v=1792188778","url":"https:\/\/howardnowes.com\/products\/pre-columbian-chupicuaro-terracotta-female-figurine","provider":"Art for Eternity","version":"1.0","type":"link"}