Description:

**Originally Listed At $350**

Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Nayarit, Chinesco type, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A hand-built and hollow pottery female figure of the classic Chinesco style, notable for its large, heart-shaped head, and wide hips. The figure stands with hands resting on the abdomen, and the stylized face is marked by narrow slit eyes and a protruding nose with a septum ring. The surface is covered in a burnished red and cream slip hue, with stripes across the face like body paint. Mounted on a modern display stand, this figure once served a ritual or funerary function within the shaft tomb tradition of ancient West Mexico. Size: 5" W x 12" H (12.7 cm x 30.5 cm); 13" H (33 cm) on included custom stand.

Provenance: Collection of Y. Kayvan, Los Angeles, California, USA, acquired from a Los Angeles, California, USA gallery acquisition dates range from the late 1990s to 2005

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  • Condition: Repaired, visible break line on left leg with loss to verso of leg. Figure is fragile with some active flaking along break line. Many hairline fissures and pitting across the body. Light manganese deposits.

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