Nayarit Pottery Seated Female Figure
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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. 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. 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: 5.8" W x 12" H (14.7 cm x 30.5 cm)
Provenance: private Charlotte, North Carolina, USA collection; ex-Ron Herman, Abraxas Gallery, Hudsonville, Michigan, USA, acquired July 2004
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#178430
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. 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. 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: 5.8" W x 12" H (14.7 cm x 30.5 cm)
Provenance: private Charlotte, North Carolina, USA collection; ex-Ron Herman, Abraxas Gallery, Hudsonville, Michigan, USA, acquired July 2004
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.
We ship worldwide to most countries and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience.
#178430
Condition
Professionally repaired with restoration and some repainting over break lines, as well as expected surface wear commensurate with age. Otherwise, excellent presentation with rich manganese deposits to surface.
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Nayarit Pottery Seated Female Figure
Estimate $1,600 - $2,400
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