Nayarit Pottery Warrior w/ Barrel Armor & Club

Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Nayarit, Protoclassic period, ca. 100 BCE to 250 CE. A hollow-formed pottery warrior figure seated upon a pair of conical legs and a third 'base' leg on the verso. The warrior holds a stocky club horizontally in his attenuated hands and wears barrel-shaped armor around his chest. The tall head features ovoid eyes with impressed pupils, a prominent nose with a crescent-shaped nose ring, tab-shaped ears, and a petite mouth, all beneath a wide-rimmed bicorn helmet. Vibrant areas of red and white slip accentuate the figure with repeating stripes on the limbs and helmet as well as stippling around the neck that forms three necklace strands. Size: 4.1" W x 8.8" H (10.4 cm x 22.4 cm).

Provenance: ex-private Kalman collection, California, USA before 1990

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#150183
Condition Report: Repaired from multiple pieces, with resurfacing and overpainting along break lines. Nicks to helmet, face, body, and legs, with fading to areas of original pigmentation, and light encrustations. Nice earthen deposits and traces of original pigment throughout.