Maya Female Figure, Tiquisate Style

Eduardo Paredes, Miami

Fine Arts of Ancient Lands, New York, acquired from the above in 1976 

European Private Collection, acquired from the above in 1985

Gillett Griffin, et al., eds., Ancient American Art, 3500 BC-AD 1532: Masterworks of the Pre-Columbian Era, Milan, 2011, p. 117

Tiquisate style figures represent one of the many influences from Teotihuacan on art in the southern Maya area. The female figures typically show a formal posture with the folded arm and enlarged flattened hand on the skirt. Here the stark expression conveys the alert and lively figure. Elaborate costume elements include the large bracelets, necklace and earrings, patterned textile sleeves, and layered headband. 

For a similar figure see, Wilfried Seipel, Guatemala Land des Quetzal: Von den Maya zur spanischen Welt, Vienna, 2002, p. 221, fig. 104.