Description:

Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Jalisco, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A delightful redware male figure elaborately adorned with white-painted and applied decorations. Seated with hands on knees, the stylized figure gazes forward presenting a characteristic sheepface with ovoid eyes, a projecting nose, and huge, pointed ears. Lengthy, tubular arms extend from the flattened body; each arm almost entirely enveloped in white paint with circular adornments on the shoulders as beaded necklaces cover the clavicle and drape down the chest. Size: 4.7" W x 8.5" H (11.9 cm x 21.6 cm)

Provenance: private New York, New York, USA collection, acquired February 2, 2018; ex-Artemis Gallery, Louisville, Colorado, USA; ex-private Stagecoach, Nevada, USA collection; acquired from 1985 to present from galleries such as Arte Primitivo, Art For Eternity, Butterfields, and Riverbend Gallery

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#172470

  • Condition: Headdress has been professionally repaired with restoration. Light surface wear, as expected with age. Otherwise, excellent with impressive remaining pigments and nice manganese deposits.

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