Lot 20
  • 20

JALISCO JOINED COUPLE, Ameca style Protoclassic, ca. 100 B.C.-A.D. 250

Estimate
15,000 - 20,000 USD
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Description

  • clay
  • Height: 10 7/8in (27.6 cm)
comfortably seated with the male resting against his mate, the female holding him at the waist and shoulder, each looking upwards, the female in a skirt and armbands, the male with crested cap, both with disk earrings.

Provenance

Acquired in the 1960's

Condition

Excellent, appears in tact, no obvious repairs or breaks.
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