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Nayarit Seated Figure Nude Female w/ Bird-Like Visage

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Nayarit Seated Figure Nude Female w/ Bird-Like Visage

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Description

Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Nayarit, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. An impressive pottery figure of a nude female seated with a stylized, bird-like visage of bulging, round eyes, a huge, beak-like nose, and a double-horned helmet. Bowed arms extend to her knees resembling wings, granting her a presentation reminiscent of an owl. Size: 5.6" L x 8.2" W x 12.8" H (14.2 cm x 20.8 cm x 32.5 cm)

Provenance: private Fayetteville, Arkansas, USA collection; ex-private Estate collection, Fayetteville, Arkansas, USA, acquired 1960 to 2024

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Condition

Professionally repaired with break lines visible in some areas and restoration over break lines in others. Surface wear with some chips, nicks, and abrasions commensurate with age, but otherwise nice presentation with rich mineral deposits to surface.