Pre-Columbian - Jalisco Seated Female Figure - Ex Kirk Douglas Collection. Figure

Jalisco Seated Female with Bowl on Back Ca. 100 B. C. - 250 A. D.

Cream-tan color pottery seated female figural vessel, carrying a large round bundle on her back; skinny arms held in a carrying position on her shoulders, wide rimmed mouth. Red-brown painted upper body.

Dimensions: 26,00 x 19,00 x 25,00 cm.

Condition: Overall surface wear and scattered paint loss, otherwise intact.

Provenance: From the collection of Anne and Kirk Douglas, Los Angeles. Acquired 1953 - 1970's. To family by descent. Kirk and Anne Douglas spent six decades building a collection of fine art, pre-columbian pieces, antiques and memorabilia, surrounding themselves with a broad selection of pre-Columbian sculpture and African masks.