Description:

Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Nayarit, Ixtlan del Rio style, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A hand-built bichrome terracotta figure depicting a standing female with a characteristically-wide body holding a petite cup in her right hand, all in red slip with cream-hued embellishments and traces of black decoration. She is elaborately adorned with a striped headband, discoid ear ornaments, and nose ring, and presents an expressive visage with coffee-bean eyes, a prominent aquiline nose, and an open mouth. Note how the sculptor made a point of emphasizing her pointed breasts, a sign indicative of female fertility. The level of detail is impressive given the striped and circular motif on her skirt, stippled design on her ear discs, and curvilinear details bedecking her chest - all done in a style distinct to the Ixtlan del Rio variety of Nayarit figures. A beautiful figural example from the ancients of Western Mexico. Size: 7.5" W x 11.75" H (19 cm x 29.8 cm).

Provenance: private Tacoma, Washington, USA collection

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#131687

  • Condition: Head reattached, with small chips and light adhesive residue along break lines. Expected age-commensurate surface wear, minor chips to feet, bowl, and head, and fading to pigmentation, otherwise very good. Great earthen and mineral deposits throughout.

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