Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Nayarit, Protoclassic period, ca. 100 BCE to 250 CE. An adorable hand-built terracotta example depicting a seated male and female with classic Chinesco features. The male dons a decorative cape while embracing the female sitting to his left. Both figures have leggings, capes, and facial details brought forth with black, red, and beige pigments. Each face displays minimalist eyes, protruding noses, and petite mouths. Conjoined Chinesco couples are quite rare, especially one exuding the style and character as this example! Size: 3" H (7.6 cm).

Provenance: private New York, New York, USA collection; ex-Albert J. and Monique Grant collection, New York, New York, USA, acquired around 1950s to 1960s, inventory number #V6

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#130883

One leg repaired with light restoration and overpainting along break line. Age-commensurate surface wear, some nicks and chips to limbs and heads, fading to some pigmentation, with areas of roughness, otherwise very good. Nice craquelure to slip material, with nice earthen and mineral deposits throughout.