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Jalisco Ameca Type Seated Nude Male

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Description

Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Jalisco, Ameca type, Protoclassic Period, ca. 100 BCE to 250 CE. A remarkable pottery male figure sitting nude with one hand behind his head as the other arm stretches outwards. Each shoulder is adorned with several pellets or ritual cicatrice spots, perhaps a sign of masculinity in ancient times, and the elongated brow is wrapped with a patterned belt. Size: 5.5" L x 9.5" W x 15" H (14 cm x 24.1 cm x 38.1 cm)

West Mexican shaft tomb figures like this example derive their names from the central architectural feature that we know of from this culture. Jalisco, located on Mexico's southwestern coast, was part of the shaft tomb culture during this time, along with neighbors in nearby Colima and Nayarit. These people would build generally rectangular vertical or near-vertical shafts down from the ground level ? usually about 3 to 20 meters deep ? through tepetate, the volcanic tuff that makes up the geology of the region, to narrow horizontal tunnels that led to one or more vaulted or rounded burial chambers.

These shafts were almost always dug beneath a dwelling, probably a family home, and seem to have been used as family mausoleums, housing the remains of many related individuals. Figures like this one were placed into the tombs; researchers believe that they were placed around the edges facing inward, as if in conversation with the dead. Grouped with other figures, and alongside clay bowls, and boxes, figures like this one were positioned around the body (or bodies), near the skull.

Unfortunately, we lack the necessary information to fully understand what these figures were made for - Did they represent everyday people, even individuals? Were they religious? Were they created to mediate between the living and the dead? Whatever their purpose, today they are beautiful artwork and reminders of the mysterious past.

Provenance: private Ferndale, Michigan, USA collection; ex-private Detroit, Michigan, USA collection, acquired prior to 2004

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Condition

Professionally repaired and restored with break lines just barely visible in a few areas. Some nicks and abrasions to surface, all commensurate with age. Otherwise, excellent presentation with good remaining detail.