Nayarit Chinesco Pottery Abstract Seated Female
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**Originally Listed At $400**
Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Nayarit, Chinesco, Protoclassic period, ca. 100 BCE to 250 CE. A hand-built pottery female figure of a characteristically abstract form with applied bands of jewelry on her arms, neck, and waist. She sits with ample thighs spread, holding her arms to her sides, her compressed torso supporting an enlarged head that has a vent opening into the hollow body. The minimalist face is composed of impressed linear eyes, and a protruding nose with septum piercings or ornaments, and she is slipped in hues of red and warm brown-beige. Size: 4.25" L x 2.5" W x 4.25" H (10.8 cm x 6.4 cm x 10.8 cm)
Provenance: ex-Nancy and Dr. E.F. Simpson collection, Los Angeles, California, USA, acquired from 1970 to 2000
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#171779
Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Nayarit, Chinesco, Protoclassic period, ca. 100 BCE to 250 CE. A hand-built pottery female figure of a characteristically abstract form with applied bands of jewelry on her arms, neck, and waist. She sits with ample thighs spread, holding her arms to her sides, her compressed torso supporting an enlarged head that has a vent opening into the hollow body. The minimalist face is composed of impressed linear eyes, and a protruding nose with septum piercings or ornaments, and she is slipped in hues of red and warm brown-beige. Size: 4.25" L x 2.5" W x 4.25" H (10.8 cm x 6.4 cm x 10.8 cm)
Provenance: ex-Nancy and Dr. E.F. Simpson collection, Los Angeles, California, USA, acquired from 1970 to 2000
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.
We ship worldwide to most countries and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience.
#171779
Condition
Abrasions and chips to surface layers on posterior and underside of legs, and verso of head. Darkening and discoloration to slip. Overall good preservation and original pigments throughout.
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Nayarit Chinesco Pottery Abstract Seated Female
Estimate $400 - $600
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