Nayarit Pottery Seated Figure w/ Bowl Hat
Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Nayarit, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A hand-built and highly burnished pottery figure of a seated man, nude with bent legs and crossed arms, with red-painted tattooing across the lighter body. The poignant countenance presents with generously lidded eyes, a prominent nose, earring groups on each ear, and pursed lips, all beneath an enormous, bowl-shaped headdress adorned with red linear motifs and a periphery of projecting prongs. Size: 6.25" L x 6.3" W x 8.75" H (15.9 cm x 16 cm x 22.2 cm)
Provenance: private Reinsmoen collection, Clear Lake, Iowa, USA, acquired through descent from Robert Anderson, acquired prior to 2000
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#184980
Condition Report: Losses to a few prongs along bowl rim as shown. Minor nicks and abrasions, with light fading to pigment, and scattered earthen deposits, otherwise in excellent condition. Great manganese deposits throughout.
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Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Nayarit, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A hand-built and highly burnished pottery figure of a seated man, nude with bent legs and crossed arms, with red-painted tattooing across the lighter body. The poignant countenance presents with generously lidded eyes, a prominent nose, earring groups on each ear, and pursed lips, all beneath an enormous, bowl-shaped headdress adorned with red linear motifs and a periphery of projecting prongs. Size: 6.25" L x 6.3" W x 8.75" H (15.9 cm x 16 cm x 22.2 cm)
Provenance: private Reinsmoen collection, Clear Lake, Iowa, USA, acquired through descent from Robert Anderson, acquired prior to 2000
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.
#184980
Condition Report: Losses to a few prongs along bowl rim as shown. Minor nicks and abrasions, with light fading to pigment, and scattered earthen deposits, otherwise in excellent condition. Great manganese deposits throughout.