Jalisco Pottery Sheepface Drummer

Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Jalisco, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A seated drummer of the so-called sheepface form, his visage comprised of an extremely pointed and protruding nose, recessed and painted whi

**First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Jalisco, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A handbuilt bichrome terracotta drummer of the traditional sheepface variety with a dramatically protruding nose,

**Originally Listed At $500** Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Jalisco, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A sizeable hand-built terracotta figure seated with crossed legs, a flat back and a wide torso, all colored in

Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Jalisco, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A sizeable hand-built terracotta figure seated upon crossed legs, with a flat back and a wide torso, all colored in a deep-red-orange hue. A

Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Jalisco, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A lovely depiction of family life in the Pre-Columbian world, this terracotta quadruped platform holds four finely-detailed seated figures a

Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Jalisco, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A hand-built terracotta gable roofed house supported by four struts / feet, adorned in red slip with nice remains of black negative resist d

Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Jalisco, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A sizeable hand-built terracotta seated figure with both legs bent in front and lengthy arms resting upon rounded knees. His torso showcases

Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Jalisco, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. Two wonderful hand-built terracotta seated figures, one male and the other female, both with a deep-red slip coating. The female figure sits

Pre-Columbian, Western Mexico, Jalisco, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A striking bichrome, white-on-red, sheepface figure, sitting with his right leg folded beneath his upraised left leg, holding a child in

Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Jalisco, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. Two fantastic, hand-built terracotta seated figures covered in an deep-red earthtone slip. The shorter figure has one leg folded beneath the

Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Jalisco, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. Three lovely hand-built pottery figures covered in a deep-red slip. Each example showcases characteristic Jalisco "sheepface" qualities such

**First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Jalisco, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A nice pair of hand-built pottery 'sheepface' figures, so called due to their distinct ovine facial features. The

**Originally Listed At $300** Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Jalisco, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A lovely triad of cream-slip pottery female figures, with characteristically attenuated limbs, bulging breasts

Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Jalisco, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A wonderful hand-built pottery male musician holding a flute or ocarina in one hand. The figure sits on bent legs with a flat back, rounded

Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Jalisco, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. Three lovely hand-built terracotta female figures, each with a red-orange-hued body with creamy white embellishments. Each figure displays e

**Originally Listed At $300** Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Jalisco, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A lovely triad of cream-slip pottery female figures, with characteristically attenuated limbs, bulging breasts

**First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Jalisco, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. Two great hand-built pottery figures from this ancient shaft-tomb culture. First is a standing male figure with at

**First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Jalisco, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A lovely duo of hand-built pottery figures, each with characteristic "Jalisco" visages comprised of conical noses,

**First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Jalisco, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. Three hand-built terracotta female figures standing atop arched feet and with attenuated limbs. Their bodies have

Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Nayarit, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A hand-built, bichrome seated drummer of the Nayarit sheep-face type, playing a cylindrical drum with both hands, finely painted with cream-

Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Jalisco, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. An amusing pair of ceramic female figures, each presenting a characteristic Jalisco "sheepface" and holding what appears to be a drum in her

**First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Jalisco, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A delightful pair of hand-built terracotta female figures, standing on arched feet, and each displaying such chara

**Originally Listed At $200** Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Jalisco, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. Two hand-built terracotta seated figures, each covered in a deep red earthtone slip. The visages of both figur

**First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Jalisco, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. Two amusing hand-built terracotta figures, both with characteristic "sheepface" features such as coffee-bean-shape