Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Nayarit, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. This is a seated pottery female figure with a beautiful striped face, wide hips, splayed legs, and hands held to her waist. She is adorned with a belt, armlets, and a necklace. It is painted with a good cream slip with orange painted details. This style of figure is sometimes known as "Chinesco", of which this is a Type B to E, more abstract than a Type A, and shown seated with bulbous, tapering legs. These figures formed the grave furniture of the West Mexican shaft tomb culture that flourished in Nayarit and neighboring Colima and Jalisco. Size: 5.25" W x 6" H (13.3 cm x 15.2 cm)

Provenance: Ex Tiernan Collection, Colorado; Ex Danish Private Coll.

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Scattered areas of mineral deposits, minor paint and surface losses.