Pre-Columbian Jalisco Seated Terracotta Figurine

Mexico, circa 250-500 A.D., red and buff clay, this compact work depicts a kneeling woman wearing a skirt and resting her chin upon her right knee.

7.75 in.

Purchased from dealer Edward H. Merrin, New York City, circa 1970; a copy is available of Merrin's description on his letterhead of this and another figure.
The Collection of Dr. Malcolm Hardy, Chapel Hill, NC

No apparent condition concerns; examined under black light.

$300 - 600