This prisoner kneeling, with his hands tied behind his back, is of the Teotihuacan style of "thin orangeware" sculpture, with finely detailed features. A tumpline is wrapped over the top of the head, connecting to a bar on the chest for carrying a burden. Circular earrings adorn the prisoner.
$2250Unknown Teotihuacan artist working with thin orangeware pottery, from the West Coast of Guatemala, Early Classic Period, A.D. 300-500.
H 11IN
H 27.94CM
1) Stendahl Gallery, Hollywood, California, 1960s. 2) The Frederick Waingrow Collection of Pre-Columbian Art, Los Angeles, California, Sold with copy of receipt from Stendahl Gallery dated March 9, 1992. Sale price: $6,500.
Excellent.