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Nayarit Chinesco Ceramic Seated Human Figure
Nayarit Chinesco Ceramic Seated Human Figure
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Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Nayarit, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A striking terracotta seated human figure wearing a horned headdress, indicating that he or she is a shaman. The figure's body is mainly red, with black lines outlining wide white stripes around the legs, arms, and body. The face is an inverted triangle, with oval white eyes and a tiny pointed nose, giving the figure a charming appearance. Size: 3.25" W x 4.8" H (8.3 cm x 12.2 cm)

This style of sculpture is known as Chinesco by collectors because of its stylistic similarities to Chinese art. Clay figures like this one are the only remains that we have today of a sophisticated and unique culture in West Mexico - they made no above-ground monuments or sculptures, at least that we know of, which is in strong contrast to developments elsewhere in ancient Mesoamerica. Instead, their tombs were their lasting works of art: skeletons arrayed radially with their feet positioned inward, and clay offerings, like this one, placed alongside the walls facing inward, near the skulls.

Provenance: private Stagecoach, Nevada, USA collection; acquired from 1985 to present from galleries such as Arte Primitivo, Art For Eternity, Butterfields and Riverbend Gallery

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Condition
Intact, with fine manganese deposits over surface and nice remaining pigment.
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Nayarit Chinesco Ceramic Seated Human Figure

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