A MINIATURE CHUPICUARO CLAY FIGURE OF A MAN.Mexico, circa 300 B.C. - 200 A.D. Standing, wearing headdress and holding a shield, with traces of pigment; together with a PERUVIAN SHELL FIGURE, circa 1000 - 400 B.C., seated, wearing a headdress, inlaid eyes, with traces of cinnabar pigment (2) - Largest: 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm.) high, the last. Estimate $300-400
PROVENANCE: Acquired from Fine Arts of Ancient Lands, 1984.