Jalisco Pottery Seated Figure w/ Bowl Headdress
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**Originally Listed At $225**
Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Jalisco, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. An intriguing hand-built pottery figure seated upon a wide posterior with bent legs supporting the crossed sinuous arms. Rounded shoulders taper inward to a tall head bearing a prominent nose, ovoid eyes with impressed pupils, and a wide, thin mouth, and areas of the face and limbs are accentuated with applied red pigment. An integral bowl-shaped headdress flares from the forehead, the rim encircled with additional red paint, perhaps intended for votive use as an offering holder. Size: 2.125" W x 2.9" H (5.4 cm x 7.4 cm)
Provenance: ex-private Los Angeles, California, USA collection, collected around 1975
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#145673
Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Jalisco, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. An intriguing hand-built pottery figure seated upon a wide posterior with bent legs supporting the crossed sinuous arms. Rounded shoulders taper inward to a tall head bearing a prominent nose, ovoid eyes with impressed pupils, and a wide, thin mouth, and areas of the face and limbs are accentuated with applied red pigment. An integral bowl-shaped headdress flares from the forehead, the rim encircled with additional red paint, perhaps intended for votive use as an offering holder. Size: 2.125" W x 2.9" H (5.4 cm x 7.4 cm)
Provenance: ex-private Los Angeles, California, USA collection, collected around 1975
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.
We ship worldwide to most countries and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience.
#145673
Condition
Repaired from multiple pieces with light restoration, resurfacing, and overpainting along break lines. Small nicks to limbs and bowl rim, with light fading to original pigmentation. Light earthen deposits throughout.
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Jalisco Pottery Seated Figure w/ Bowl Headdress
Estimate $300 - $450
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