Colossal Nayarit Terracotta Olla

Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, probably Colima or Nayarit, ca. 200 BCE to 200 CE. A petite olla is quite rare as it is a rattling jar, the rattles contained in spherical bodies that project to the interi

Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Nayarit, Cora Indian/Tarascan, ca. 200 BCE to 200 CE. A beautiful polychromed terracotta olla in the lobed form of a squash or gourd, adorned with striations of orange, red

A Nayarit Terracotta Seated Female Figure West Mexico, Circa 1st Century B.C.-2nd Century A.D. Height 13 1/4 inches. Property from the Collection of Judith Meister, Highland Park, Illinois Provenance:

A Nayarit Terracotta Seated Figure Chinesco Type, West Mexico, Circa 1st Century B.C.-2nd Century A.D. Height 10 1/2 inches. Property from the Private Estate of Jean Claude Ferrand, Paradise Valley, A

Pre-Columbian Nayarit terracotta figure, Likely c. 100 BCE - 250 CE, Mexican, male figure seated with legs crossed, holding a mirror, 17"h x 10.75"w x 7.25"d Provenance: The Estate of Peter Schub, New

A Nayarit Terracotta Warrior Figure West Mexico, Circa 1st Century B.C.-2nd Century A.D. Height 23 inches. Property from the Collection of Georgette D'Angelo, Glencoe, Illinois Provenance: Acquired fr

Pre-Columbian Nayarit terracotta figure, Possibly c. 100 BCE - 250 CE, Mexican, with long, slender arms, seated on stool, 20"h x 9.5"w x 6.75"d Provenance: The Estate of Peter Schub, New York Notes/Li

A Nayarit Terracotta Seated Female Figure West Mexico, Circa 1st Century B.C.-2nd Century A.D. Height 18 1/2 inches. Property from the Collection of Judith Meister, Highland Park, Illinois Provenance:

Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Nayarit, ca. 200 BCE to 200 CE. A terracotta gable roofed house, open in the front and back, with two couples sitting inside the house, one couple sits arm in arm, the othe

A Nayarit Terracotta Crouching Figure with Vessel West Mexico, Circa 1st Century B.C.-2nd Century A.D. Height 12 inches. Property from the Collection of Judith Meister, Highland Park, Illinois Provena

Southeast Asia, Thailand, 1st millennium BCE. A huge ceramic olla, most likely used for storing water or rice, adorned with red ornate patterns over a buff base. Examples this large are becoming more

A Nayarit Terracotta Warrior Figure, with Associated Head and Foot West Mexico, Circa 1st Century B.C.-2nd Century A.D. Height of first 14 inches. Property from the Collection of Judith Meister, Highl

Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, probably Colima, Nayarit, or Jalisco, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A fine hand-built pottery painter's palette of a rectangular form with eight evenly-sized receptacles. The pale

Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Nayarit, ca. 200 BCE to 200 CE. A large, plump terracotta dog with perky ears, snout, and upturned tail. Nice facial detailing including coffee-bean eyes and a few wrinkles

Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Nayarit, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A large ceramic figure from the West Mexican shaft tomb tradition, in the form of a kneeling pregnant woman. She has prominent breasts and g

A Nayarit Terracotta Seated Female Figure West Mexico, Circa 1st Century B.C.-2nd Century A.D. Height 10 3/4 inches. Property from the Collection of Judith Meister, Highland Park, Illinois Provenance:

Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Chinesco and Nayarit, ca. 200 BCE to 200 CE. Hand built tripod terracotta bowl adorned with "Greek key" pattern on interior in red on orange ground, replete with manganese

Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Nayarit, Ixlan Del Rio ca. 200 BCE to 300 CE. This is a large seated pottery figure playing a rasp. The figure wears a wide banded headdress and has a crescent form nose ri

A Nayarit Terracotta Standing Figure West Mexico, Circa 1st Century B.C.-2nd Century A.D. Height 21 inches. Property from the Collection of Judith Meister, Highland Park, Illinois Provenance: The Meis

Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Nayarit, ca. 200 BCE to 200 CE. A terracotta figurine depicting a fierce male warrior or shaman. While this gent's protective gear suggests that he is a warrior prepared fo

A Nayarit Terracotta Seated Figure Chinesco Type, West Mexico, Circa 1st Century B.C.-2nd Century A.D. Height 4 1/2 x width 4 1/4 inches. Provenance:Howard Jacobs Collection, California, acquired betw

Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. This olla has a flared rim and radiating red slip lines from shoulder. Size: 10 1/2" H x 9" in diameter (26.7 cm x 23 cm). Provenance: Ex-pr

A old Casa Grande Olla, with abstract design. 8-1/2" H x 9" " W. Provenance: Ex. Private collection, NYC

Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Nayarit, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. Wonderfully decorated petite olla, finely painted in varying hues of red and cream using the negative resist technique mastered by the Nayar