A classic terracotta statuette with cream slip depicting a woman with one hand on her face and the other on her belly. Jalisco culture, Mexico (west coast) Pre-Classical period, 100 B.C. to 250 A.D. Terracotta, visible restorations (broken-glued original pieces and probable clogging), black traces of oxidation, beautiful glazed slip. H. 38 cm Provenance : Galerie Arts des Amériques, Paris Private collection, Paris, acquired before 1968