Jalisco Pottery Warrior in Barrel Armor
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Description
Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Jalisco, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A large-scale, Jalisco seated warrior figure, holding an intimidating club with both hands (and nicely painted fingers) across his chest, wearing a traditional pointed helmet and barrel shaped armor (perhaps a form that inspiration for the term 'barrel chested'), and addressing the viewer with a no-nonsense, "take no prisoners" attitude. His determined visage is finely delineated with dramatically slanted, almond-shaped eyes, a pronounced long protruding nose, angular ears, and an open mouth. The artisan of this piece clearly put forth a lot of effort in painting the details; i.e. the 'beaded' necklace and the striations on both the club and armor. A fabulously fierce personage from the ancients of West Mexico. Nice manganese deposits as well. Size: 4.875" W x 9.625" H (12.4 cm x 24.4 cm)
Provenance: Ex-Mitchell collection
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#117981
Provenance: Ex-Mitchell collection
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#117981
Condition
Head reattached to figure. Club repaired with loss to one end as shown. Stable pressure cracks on back side. Chips to collar of barrel armor. Holes through neck are firing holes. Surface wear with pigment loss as shown. Areas of manganese deposits.
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Jalisco Pottery Warrior in Barrel Armor
Estimate $800 - $1,200
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