{"product_id":"tlatilco-pottery-pretty-lady-head","title":"Tlatilco Pottery \"Pretty Lady\" Head","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCentral Highlands, Mexico, ca. 1200 to 600 BCE\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eSmall head from a \"Pretty Lady\" type figurine. The face displays the characteristic Tlatilco aesthetic: delicately modeled features with slit eyes, small nose, and defined mouth with an expressive, serene quality. The head is surmounted by a domed coiffure with applied fillets of hair arranged in a crest with notched detailing, retaining vestiges of red and ochre pigment. Circular ear spools flank the face, their interiors showing red pigment. The old collection label \"32\" is affixed to the black wooden pyramidal mount.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Tlatilco \"Pretty Ladies\" are among the earliest figurine traditions in Mesoamerica, found predominantly in burial contexts at the site of Tlatilco in the Valley of Mexico. The elaborate attention to hairstyling — as seen in this example's raised crest with applied fillets — is a hallmark of the type, suggesting hair was culturally significant. These figurines are interpreted variously as fertility images, maize goddess representations, or secular depictions of idealized feminine beauty.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSize 1¼ in. (3.2 cm) H. plus custom mount\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition: Head separated from body; surface wear consistent with age; remains of original polychrome pigment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLiterature: Compare similar examples in Coe, Michael D., The Jaguar's Children: Pre-Classic Central Mexico, New York: Museum of Primitive Art, 1965.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eProvenance; Private Mercer Island, WA collection, by descent from Ruth Goldwyn Capps and Henry McClure Capps (1910–1991), known as \"Mac,\" an art director and production designer in Hollywood known for \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Pride of the Yankees\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1942), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eBall of Fire\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1941), and later TV productions including \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eRocky Jones, Space Ranger\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Life of Riley\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Art for Eternity","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53324397642042,"sku":"17494","price":275.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0775\/5120\/6714\/files\/17494blu.jpg?v=1776291760","url":"https:\/\/howardnowes.com\/products\/tlatilco-pottery-pretty-lady-head","provider":"Art for Eternity","version":"1.0","type":"link"}