Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Jalisco, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE; Nayarit, ca. 200 BCE to 350 CE. A lovely pair of pottery sculptures from west Mexico in the form of nude seated figures: a Jalisco mother and child and a Nayarit male mourner. Presenting a broad body, the Jalisco female sits with legs before her and carries a petite child in her right arm. Alternatively, the Nayarit male folds his legs and hunches over to cross his arms and rest his elbows on his knees. He angles his head downwards and opens his gaping mouth as though letting out an emphatic wail. Size: 6.5" W x 9.6" H (16.5 cm x 24.4 cm)

Provenance: private New York, New York, USA collection; ex-Artemis Gallery, Louisville, Colorado, USA, Jalisco: June 8, 2017, lot 100c; ex-Whisnant Gallery, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, acquired over 20 years ago / Nayarit: February 26, 2018, lot 227; ex-Laguna Niguel, California, USA collection, acquired from major gallery in the 1980s

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Jalisco figure has professional restoration and repainting to left leg and tip of nose, as well as minor chips to nose, headdress, and baby. Nayarit figure has professional repair to right leg with light restoration over break lines. Both have expected surface wear commensurate with age. Otherwise, both are very nice with great mineral deposits.