**First Time At Auction**

Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Nayarit, Chinesco Type C, Protoclassic Period, ca. 100 BCE to 250 CE. A hand-built pottery female figure rendered in the distinctive Chinesco Type C variant and decorated with white, black, and red pigment. Her heart-shaped head exhibits dark streaks to the side of each eye, white earrings, and a rich red face while her upper body is enveloped in white pigment. Size: 3.125" W x 7" H (7.9 cm x 17.8 cm); 9.5" H (24.1 cm) on included custom stand.

Provenance: private Charlotte, North Carolina, USA collection; ex-Art for Eternity, New York City, New York, USA; ex-Dr. R. Boyd Sifter collection, Vandewagen, New Mexico, USA

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#178440

Repair to proper left earring and possible restoration to inner arch of proper left foot. Minor abrasions and roughness to pigment in some areas, with light earthen deposits, a few stable fissures, and chipping along verso, otherwise in very good condition. Great manganese deposits and nice preservation to pigment throughout.