Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Nayarit, Ixtlan Del Rio type, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A hollow-built pottery figure in a seated pose with both arms wrapped tightly around bent knees. Presented in red slip and decorated with painted black hues, the figure features a thick body with fused feet, wide shoulders, and a broad neck to support the head. The stylized visage bears protruding, slit-form eyes, a massive nose accentuated with a nose ring, a slender mouth, wide ear lobes with multiple perforations, and facial tattooing around the eyes and cheeks, all beneath a wide-brimmed hat that surrounds an ovoid opening. Size: 3.9" W x 6" H (9.9 cm x 15.2 cm)
Provenance: private New York, New York, USA collection; ex-Leo and Blanche Manso collection, New York City, New York, USA, 1960s to 1970s
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#166958
Condition
Chips to ear lobe on proper left ear, with fading and chipping to some painted decorations, and smooth earthen deposits, otherwise excellent. Great remains of pigment and finer figural details. Old inventory label beneath base.