300-100 B.C.. Modelled in the half-round as a nude female, wearing arm bangles and an ornamental collar; accompanied by a custom-made display stand. Cf. The Metropolitan Museum, accession number 1979.206.1067, for a comparable figure; see Taube, K., The Albers Collection of Pre Columbian Art, Hudson Hills Press, New York, 1988, pp. 54-55, for a range of similar examples. 527 grams total, 23 cm high including stand (9 in.).

This is a large example of the figurines of ancient Michoacan. These sculptures were made in abundance during the pre classic period and were likely crafted for personal use as votive figures. As with this example, these sculptures are renowned for showing details of necklaces and other adornment of the period.

Ex Alan Cherry, Bournemouth, UK. Acquired in the 1990s. From a Norfolk, UK, private collection.