Monumental 15 1/2” tall Maya Figure

Description
Pre-Columbian, Maya Territories, Guatemala, Escuintla, Tiquisate region, ca. 600 to 900 CE. A splendid pottery figure of an impressive scale depicting a seated woman elaborately adorned with a sizable, plumed headdress, huge, square earspools, a beaded necklace, a floor-length skirt, and a long-sleeved tunic with intricately decorated sleeves - all suggesting that she may be a priestess, dignitary, or goddess. Gazing forward, she presents a characteristic angular face with raised brows, generously lidded eyes, a sizable nose with perforated nostrils for suspending ornaments, and pursed lips above a narrow chin. An impressive example of Tiquisate visual culture! Size: 8.4" W x 15.4" H (21.3 cm x 39.1 cm)
Provenance: Mike Teager, Ira Bacon, private Healy collection, Studio City, California, USA, acquired December 11, 2017; ex-Arte Primitivo, New York, New York, USA, December 11th, 2017, lot 135; ex-Bernal Family collection, acquired by descent in the
1960s