Figure of a young maiden

Photograph of a statuette depicting a young maiden published in Franco Monti’s volume Terrecotte precolombiane, Fratelli Fabbri Editori, Milan 1966, p. 63. The photograph is accompanied by the brief caption: “Figure of a young maiden. Dicha Tuerta; State of Vera Cruz, Mexico. New York, Museum of the American Indian” and by a more extended description: “26. Figure of a young maiden. H. 30.5 cm. Dicha Tuerta; State of Vera Cruz, Mexico. New York, Museum of the American Indian. The gesture of the open arms, the strong expressiveness of the face, the details of the clothing make this sculpture an excellent example of the art of Vera Cruz, which can be considered one of the most qualitatively productive areas”.