Description:

Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Nayarit, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A lovely, hand-built pottery figure of a woman who sits in a dramatic forward-leaning pose while holding both arms to her chest, just below her pointed breasts and stippled shoulders. The stylized figure features a flattened torso, rounded shoulders, and bent legs as a pair of chair legs protrude from her posterior stabilizing her otherwise off-kilter pose. Flanked by heavily ornamented ears, her elongated head displays sunken eyes beneath arched brows, a triangular nose adorned with a septum ring, and perforated ears, all beneath an elongated forehead and a minimalist headband. A large vent hole atop the head aided with the firing process of the figure. Size: 4.7" L x 5.3" W x 11" H (11.9 cm x 13.5 cm x 27.9 cm)

Provenance: ex-Idledale, Colorado, USA collection; ex-Harner collection, Arkansas, USA, 1950's

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#183560

  • Condition: Professionally repaired and restored with repainting over break lines; all done very well and difficult to detect. Surface wear as shown with some minor nicks and chips commensurate with age. Otherwise, excellent presentation with nice preservation of detail and earthen deposits to surface. Two Arte Primitivo labels and old collection numbers on underside of legs and chair.

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