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Pair of Jalisco Pottery Sheepface Musicians

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Pair of Jalisco Pottery Sheepface Musicians

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Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Jalisco, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. Two handbuilt bichrome terracotta musician figures - both of the traditional sheepface variety with dramatically protruding noses, ovoid eyes with white painted depressions, and pointed ears on their elongated visages - one depicting a seated drummer with an elaborate headdress and magnificent ear ornaments, beating his large, cylindrical drum with one hand and holding his chin with the other - the other standing and playing a hand-held percussive instrument. This figure also wears an elaborate headdress and ear ornaments as well as a multistrand beaded necklace, armbands, a belt, dotted face paint / tattoos, and sandals. Both are skillfully hand-built, modeled, and finished in an attractive bichrome red and cream finish. Size: taller figure measures 9.25" H (23.5 cm)

Provenance: private Stagecoach, Nevada, USA collection; acquired from 1985 to present from galleries such as Arte Primitivo, Art For Eternity, Butterfields, and Riverbend Gallery

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Condition

Expected surface wear to both. Possible repair across the chest of the drummer, though difficult to see. Nice manganese deposits on both.

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Pair of Jalisco Pottery Sheepface Musicians

Name: Pair of Jalisco Pottery Sheepface Musicians
SKU: 57693440
Price: 1000 USD
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