Tall Jalisco Standing Nude Female Sheepface Figure

Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Jalisco, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A lovely pottery figure of a female depicted standing nude of the characteristic "sheep-face" type with large, heavy-lidded eyes, a huge, pointed nose, and a slightly-open, smiling mouth. Short arms extend from her broad shoulders, each featuring a bangle and a petite hand with delineated fingers as she stands upon bulbous legs with bifurcated feet for support. A flattened headdress crowns her head with a chinstrap that falls below her mouth and behind elongated ears with earspools. Liberal remains of black pigment further adorn her body, highlighting her prominent nipples and genitalia. Size: 2.7" L x 7.4" W x 9.2" H (6.9 cm x 18.8 cm x 23.4 cm)

Provenance: private Reinsmoen collection, Clear Lake, Iowa, USA, acquired through descent from Robert Anderson, acquired prior to 2000; ex-Cheryl M. Carpentier collection, Phoenix, Arizona, USA; ex-Donald A. Stull collection, Bodega, California, USA, October 1989

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#185452
Condition Report: Professionally repaired with some break lines visible and restoration and repainting over others. Expected surface wear as shown, but otherwise nice presentation with earthen deposits to surface. Traces of original black pigment in areas.