Nayarit Seated Nude Female, ex-Barakat

**Originally Listed At $400**

Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Nayarit, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A hand-built pottery figure of a nude woman with conical legs seated upon a pair of posterior protrusions. The figure presents her upright posture while holding both arms to her abdomen and with polychrome pigment creating intricate linear motifs across her body. Her enlarged head features coffee bean eyes, a slender nose, ears adorned with several rings, and a massive forehead. Figures like this surrounded the deceased within the shaft tombs beneath most ancient West Mexican dwellings. Size: 6.5" W x 11.7" H (16.5 cm x 29.7 cm)

Provenance: ex-Barakat Gallery, Beverly Hills, California, USA, acquired prior to 2000

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#175215
Condition Report: Professional repair and restoration, with resurfacing and overpainting along new material and break lines. Abrasions and fading to pigment commensurate with age, with small nicks, and light earthen deposits. Nice remains of pigment throughout. Previous inventory label on verso.