Nayarit Polychrome Seated Male Figure
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**Originally Listed At $250**
Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Nayarit, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A hand-built pottery figure of a petite size depicting a seated man. Presented in hues of red-orange, black, and light yellow, the nude figure leans with a hunched pose over both knees and holds the front of both knees with his hands. The expressive countenance features protruding lips with corner nodules, a slender nose with a septum ring, earrings adorning each ear lobe, and ovoid eyes surrounded by heavy brows, all beneath a hat with a thick brim and a top cavity, perhaps for inserting offerings. Size: 3.5" W x 4.6" H (8.9 cm x 11.7 cm)
Provenance: private Hidden Valley Lake, California, USA collection, acquired 2019; ex-Leonard Auction, Chicago, Illinois, USA; ex-private collection
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#170679
Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Nayarit, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A hand-built pottery figure of a petite size depicting a seated man. Presented in hues of red-orange, black, and light yellow, the nude figure leans with a hunched pose over both knees and holds the front of both knees with his hands. The expressive countenance features protruding lips with corner nodules, a slender nose with a septum ring, earrings adorning each ear lobe, and ovoid eyes surrounded by heavy brows, all beneath a hat with a thick brim and a top cavity, perhaps for inserting offerings. Size: 3.5" W x 4.6" H (8.9 cm x 11.7 cm)
Provenance: private Hidden Valley Lake, California, USA collection, acquired 2019; ex-Leonard Auction, Chicago, Illinois, USA; ex-private collection
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.
#170679
Condition
Minor nicks and abrasions, with fading to pigment in scattered areas, encrustations, and softening to some finer details, otherwise intact and very good. Nice preservation to pigment in most areas.
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Nayarit Polychrome Seated Male Figure
Estimate $300 - $450
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