Description:

Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Nayarit, Chinesco, Type B, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A hand-built pottery female figure of stylized form characteristic with Chinesco Type B pottery. The highly burnished woman sits upon a concave base with legs folded beneath her thighs, holds her arms gently atop her abdomen, and has bony shoulders protruding above perky breasts that perhaps suggest her advanced age. Her enlarged head features coffee-bean eyes, a petite nose adorned with a septum ring, a slender mouth, and a heart-shaped coiffure bearing dozens of delicate striations; a vent hole rests in the center of the coiffure. Size: 3.6" W x 6" H (9.1 cm x 15.2 cm)

Provenance: ex-Marc Amiguet Schmitt estate, Amiguet's Ancient Art, Evansville, Indiana, USA, acquired prior to January 1, 2010

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#175098

  • Condition: Minor abrasions, nicks, and fading to pigment commensurate with age, with light earthen deposits, otherwise intact and very good. Great preservation to overall form and most finer details.

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