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Fine Jalisco Pottery Seated Male Figure with Bowl

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Description

Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Jalisco, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A large seated pottery figure, holding a massive bowl on his knees, with an expressive face and huge, staring eyes. The elongated form of his skull, capped by a tall headdress, may speak to a practice of skull shaping, known from other parts of the pre-Columbian New World. The figure here wears nothing but armbands, earrings, and his headdress, and has clearly visible genitalia. Size: 10.4" L x 8.25" W x 11.5" H (26.4 cm x 21 cm x 29.2 cm)

West Mexican shaft tomb figures like this one derive their names from the central architectural feature that we know of from this culture. These people would build generally rectangular vertical shafts down from the ground level down to narrow horizontal tunnels that led to one or more vaulted or rounded burial chambers. The geomorphology in the area means that these chambers are dug out of tepetate, a type of volcanic tuff material, which give the chambers a rough-edged look. Although the dimensions of the chambers vary considerably - some only large enough to hold a single burial and its offerings, others seem designed to hold entire lineages - the placement of burial goods like this hollow figure was very similar. Grouped with other hollow figures, and alongside clay bowls, and boxes, they were positioned around the body (or bodies), near the skull. Unfortunately, we lack the information we would need to understand what these figures were made for - do they represent everyday people, even individuals? Are 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: Ex-Berman collection acquired in the 1970's

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Condition

One leg has been reattached. There may be a loss to the front of the headdress, but it is not clear if that piece is meant to be flat or there was something broken off of it in the distant past.Some bright pigment remaining, and some manganese staining over the body.

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Fine Jalisco Pottery Seated Male Figure with Bowl

Name: Fine Jalisco Pottery Seated Male Figure with Bowl
SKU: 50116551
Price: 600 USD
Availability: InStock

Estimate $1,500 - $2,000

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