FEMME ASSISE CHINESCO

SEATED WOMAN CHINESCO
Terracotta, glazed slip in coffee red,
brown and beige. Depicts a young androgynous
androgynous woman with stylized
and hips. The long arms are covered
ornaments. Her face is covered
with an asymmetrical pattern of symbols
with undulating and straight lines. Her ears
are adorned with triangular ornaments, the headdress
is represented by incisions made with the
with fingernails. At the back, a braid modeled in relief
runs down the middle of the back. Mexico, culture
Chinesco, between 200 B.C. and 500 A.D.
Jesus Christ.
Height: 46 cm. Width: 23 cm.
(restorations, wear, small accidents)

PROVENANCE
- Former Becker gallery, Cannes
1980s.
- Besch Cannes Auction, February 25
2007, lot 62. Serge Reynes, expert.
- Acquired from Galerie 1492, Paris.
- Private collection.