Xochipala Seated Figure, Early Preclassic, circa 1200-900 BC

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Property from an American Private Collection

Xochipala Seated Figure

Early Preclassic, circa 1200-900 BC

Height: 3 in (7.6 cm)

Private Collection
American Private Collection, acquired from the above in July 1976

Gerald Berjonneau, Emile Deletaille and Jean-Louis Sonnery, Rediscovered Masterpieces of Mesoamerica: Mexico-Guatemala-Honduras, Boulogne, 1985, p. 198, cat. no. 304

The Walters Museum of Art, Baltimore, Ancient America, long-term loan, 2001-2011

This seemingly introverted seated figure with a distinctively shaped head and pointed ears captures our attention as is characteristic of the best of the Xochipala style.

Xochipala art from the Guerrero region includes finely incised stone vessels and solid ceramic figurines of delicate and dynamic postures. While it has been an enigmatic style to fully classify in the study of Early Preclassic art, it is generally accepted that the Xochipala style represents a highly centralized local style within the Guerrero region that influenced subsequent ceramic styles.