Très belle déesse callipyge Lot n° 2

associated with a concept of fecundity and fertility. She is presented standing naked, her thighs generous and powerful, her thin arms with schematized hands directed towards the earth as a sign of blessing. Her eyes, stretched out, give her an interiorized and piercing look. It is likely that this Mongoloid type of face evokes their distant ancestors who crossed the Bering Strait during the Ice Age. The body and face are covered with ceremonial paintings. The headdress is very elegant, with a small bun at the back and an arched braid on the forehead that falls to the lower back. Coffee red and beige terracotta, old chips on one foot, good general state of conservation Tlatilco, type D1, Mexico, 1150-500 B.C. 9.5 x 4.7 x 2 cm Bibliography: The Jaguar's Children: Pre-Classic Central Mexico, Michael D.Coe, The Museum Of Primitive Art. New York, editions, New York Graphic Society, 1965, p.66 f.93/94 for close goddesses