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Zacatecas Seated Couple, Protoclassic, circa 100 BC - AD 250 — Zacatecas Seated Couple, Protoclassic, circa 100 BC - AD 250

Zacatecas Seated Couple, Protoclassic, circa 100 BC - AD 250

Zacatecas Seated Couple, Protoclassic, circa 100 BC - AD 250

A terracotta figurine depicting a seated couple from the Protoclassic period in Zacatecas, Mexico. This work provides insight into family structures and artistic conventions of ancient Mesoamerica.

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Sculpture from the Collection of Seymour and Alyce Lazar, Palm Springs

September 29, 2022

Estimate: $8,000$12,000

Lot 19

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Zacatecas Seated Couple, Protoclassic, circa 100 BC - AD 250, Zacatecas Seated Couple, Protoclassic, circa 100 BC - AD 250

A terracotta figurine depicting a seated couple from the Protoclassic period in Zacatecas, Mexico. This work provides insight into family structures and artistic conventions of ancient Mesoamerica.

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Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Terracotta, Mesoamerica, Protoclassic, Seated Couple, Figurine, Domestic, Zacatecas, Pre-Columbian