'Maiden from the Occident, ' statuette

Crouching elegantly with a hand to her face, she is the image of purity according to the Classic Occidental Culture (300-650 AD). The original statuette is in Mexico's famed National Anthropology Museum. Pablo P�rez Vera replicates the ceramic piece using natural pigments to recreate the painted body. Her skull is mildly deformed as well as her ears, which feature slight incisions. The Occidental Culture flourished in the states of Jalisco, Colima and Nayarit; most of the pieces registered in existence were found in an almost pristine state, because they were in tombs. Perez Vera is authorized by the Mexican National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) to recreate this faithful replica. Therefore, his work bears the INAH's logo and authorization number.