A relatively rare terracotta statuette depicting a mother holding her child against her breast, with the child rising to her shoulder. Jalisco culture, Mexico (West Coast) Pre-Classical period, 100 B.C. to 250 A.D. Terracotta, visible restorations (broken-glued original pieces and probable corking), black traces of oxidation from age, beautiful glazed cream and ochre slip. H. 38 cm Provenance : Galerie Arts des Amériques, Paris Private collection, Paris, acquired before 1968