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Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Jalisco, Ameca Grey type, Protoclassic period, ca. 100 BCE to 250 CE. A hollow-built and highly burnished pottery figure shown squatting atop bent legs with russet-red slip covering everything but the head. The nude figure presents with stocky shoulders, a hunched posture, and sinuous arms reaching behind the neck and head. The sizable head features bulging eyes behind thick lids, a prominent triangular nose, full lips above a massive chin, and cupped ears, all beneath a simple cap. Though the figure's positioning suggests it is a mourner, the raised head and amicable countenance indicate the figure could be a storyteller instead. Size: 5.25" W x 7.2" H (13.3 cm x 18.3 cm)

Provenance: private Copeland collection, Boulder, Colorado, USA, acquired before 1990

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  • Condition: Restoration to tip of nose with resurfacing and overpainting along new material and break lines. Nicks and abrasions to limbs, body, and head, with fading to some areas of red pigmentation, and light encrustations. Great earthen and manganese deposits throughout.

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