A Large Nayarit Standing Female Figure...

Description

A Large Nayarit Standing Female Figure
West Mexico, c. 250 BC - 250 AD

Hollow ceramic with burnished red-brown and cream-colored slips, with traces of faded black design. The figure has a broad body supported by stocky legs, with prominent breasts, hunched shoulders marked by nodules or cicatrices, and small arms held outward with the palms turned up. Her head curves inward at the temples and shows wide open eyes, a fine aquiline nose, and a small open mouth. She wears stacked ear ornaments and a necklace, while the hair is closely etched over the head and gathered into a tail descending down the back. An impressively scaled and characterful example of West Mexican figural pottery. In good condition; proper right arm repaired at the shoulder and wrist.

Height: 26 inches

Estimate: $1,500 - $2,500.

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