Jalisco Seated Nude Male Figure

Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Jalisco, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A hand-built pottery male figure presenting nude with phallus shown between delineated legs, with each arm folded atop bent knees, and generously lidded eyes staring out from behind a prominent aquiline nose; red pigment adorns several areas, perhaps indicating tattooing. Size: 4.5" L x 4" W x 6.1" H (11.4 cm x 10.2 cm x 15.5 cm)

Provenance: private Reinsmoen collection, Clear Lake, Iowa, USA, acquired through descent from Robert Anderson, acquired prior to 2000

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#185497
Condition Report: Professional repair and restoration, with resurfacing and overpainting along new material and break lines; black spots are not manganese deposits. Abrasions and earthen deposits, with minor softening to some finer details. Nice figural form.