Sculpture: Africa, Pacific, Americas
Sculpture: Africa, Pacific, Americas
Property from the Estate of Patsy R. Taylor
Chupícuaro Figure, Late Preclassic, circa 300 - 100 BC
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December 4, 05:12 PM GMT
Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 USD
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Property from the Estate of Patsy R. Taylor
Chupícuaro Figure
Late Preclassic, circa 300 - 100 BC
Height: 8 1/8 in (20.5 cm)
Gordon Schmidt
Gray and Patsy R. Taylor, Greenwich, acquired from the above in July, 1971
Gray and Patsy R. Taylor, Greenwich, acquired from the above in July, 1971
The repeated step-fret designs characteristic of the Chupícuaro figures is a specific type of symbolic body art. It is suggested the design is a form of the quincunx, the four-part emblem symbolic of the cardinal directions. This figure has a markedly rotund belly, perhaps symbolic of pregnancy, a smooth rounded head and ears pierced for ornaments.