Romain BEOT
The outer rim is marked by an engraved line. This ceremonial bowl was probably used for drinking hallucinogenic potions. Earthenware with beige slip...
*Sitting motherhood
- Description
*Sitting motherhood
holding her naked child on her thighs. Her hands are symbolically oversized. Her face displays a dynamic, attentive expression. The chest is adorned with ceremonial paintings as a sign of nourishment. Beige and coffee-red terracotta, marks of time. Jalisco, Ameca-Ezatlan, western Mexico, 100 B.C.-A.D. 250 30.1 x 22.5 x 17 cm Provenance: Former Yvon Collet collection since 1969. Galerie Mermoz,1990 Bibliography: Coast to Coast, ed. Rijksmuseum Voor Volkenkunde, Leiden 1993, p.224, fig.184 for a similar work. A thermoluminescence analysis from the QED laboratory will be given to the buyer.Sale ended
Estimate
€5,000 - €7,000
Sold to
€4,500
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