Jalisco Pottery Seated Figure - Smoking a Bong
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Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Jalisco, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A seated bichrome sheepface figure holding the long sinuous pipe of a bong to his/her mouth, with a visage comprised of an extremely pointed and protruding nose, recessed and painted ovoid eyes, pointed/hornlike ears, all topped by a tall banded headdress with an applied, dotted band above an applied fringe of bangs. The figure wears a single shoulder strapped dotted garment, gloves, large ear ornaments, and a beaded necklace, all in white on a red ground. Certainly a well-dressed smoker, this highly decorated state suggesting the elite status of a shaman or lord. Size: 4" W x 7.75" H (10.2 cm x 19.7 cm)
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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#128735
Provenance: private Stagecoach, Nevada, USA collection; acquired from 1985 to present from galleries such as Arte Primitivo, Art For Eternity, Butterfields, and Riverbend Gallery
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.
#128735
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Repairs to pipe. Loss with radiating fissures to back of figure. Surface wear with pigment losses as shown. Still a wonderful example.
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Jalisco Pottery Seated Figure - Smoking a Bong
Estimate $600 - $900
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