Fired clay. Pre-Columbian America, Xochipala, Mexico, approx. 1000 BC (time examined)
Very lively designed clay figurine of a seated girl resp. young woman with spread legs. The large face with big eyes is speaking, has chubby cheeks and a little "pug nose", the lavish hairstyle is neatly arranged. The arms are held together under the chest. The upper body is nude, a belt around the hips; whether below clothing or nakedness is not discernable.
HEIGHT 12,8 CM
Former collection Lüders, Stuttgart, acquired prior to 1970
This small figurine is published in ?Ulrich Hoffmann, Sch?tze Alt-Amerikas“, page 24
Certificate No. 173-482 of TL-age examination in the German Laboratory Kotalla of June 1992 is available