Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Jalisco, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A fabulous, hand-built pottery figure shown seated with legs bent before him, feet together, and arms crossed, as he rests his elbows atop his knees. The fascinating figure displays a rotund, spherical body with attenuated limbs, a drilled navel, and a delineated phallus. His large, bald head faces forward as he gazes outward from coffee bean-shaped eyes above a sharp nose and petite mouth held open, as though mid-chant. A pair of naturalistic ears flank his stylized visage, each fit with 3 sizeable, hoop earrings. Size: 5.3" L x 4.1" W x 5.8" H (13.5 cm x 10.4 cm x 14.7 cm)
Provenance: private Southern California collection, California, USA, acquired through descent 2006; ex-private California collection, USA, before 2000
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Condition
Repaired with restoration. Expected nicks and abrasions, commensurate with age. Areas of fire-darkening to head. Otherwise, very nice with lovely earthen deposits throughout.