**Originally Listed At $800**

Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Nayarit, Ixtlan Del Rio type, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A hand-built pottery female depicted sitting cross-legged as she holds a petite vessel in her right hand and places her left hand on her chest. The ancient figure presents a large body with broad shoulders, attenuated limbs, and pointed breasts. Her oversized head exhibits incised, almond-shaped eyes, parted lips, a prominent nose adorned with a septum ring, spotted discoid earrings, and a diagonally-striped head band. Size: 5.75" L x 7" W x 10.75" H (14.6 cm x 17.8 cm x 27.3 cm)

Provenance: ex-Barakat Gallery, Beverly Hills, California, USA, acquired prior to 2000

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#175218

Restoration to bridge of nose, with resurfacing and overpainting along new material and break lines; possible restoration to petite vessel. Abrasions, small nicks, and light fading to pigment commensurate with age, with earthen deposits within some recessed areas, otherwise in excellent condition. Great preservation to pigment in most areas and nice manganese deposits throughout.