Mexico, Nayarit, Chinesco Type C
100 BC–300 AD
Ceramic with painted decoration
Height: 3 in (7.6 cm), Width: 2 in (5.1 cm), Depth: 2½ in (6.4 cm)
Provenance: Baker Collection, Los Angeles, California
Chinesco Type C figures are among the smallest and most schematically rendered within the Chinesco tradition of West Mexico, characterized by a compact rounded body, oversized rounded head, and minimal limb articulation. Despite their small scale, Type C figures retain the distinctive Chinesco facial refinement, with smooth modeling and a composed expression that distinguishes them from contemporaneous Nayarit types. They are interpreted as funerary offerings placed in shaft tombs, and examples with intact painted surface decoration are relatively uncommon.
This figure retains traces of black and white painted detail over a red slip ground, consistent with the polychrome treatment documented on intact Chinesco examples of this type. The pose and open mouth suggest identification as a singer or mourning figure, a recognized functional category within West Mexican funerary ceramic production. The Los Angeles Baker Collection provenance gives the piece a clear single-owner collecting history.
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Mexico, Nayarit, Chinesco Type C
100 BC–300 AD
Ceramic with painted decoration
Height: 3 in (7.6 cm), Width: 2 in (5.1 cm), Depth: 2½ in (6.4 cm)
Provenance: Baker Collection, Los Angeles, California
Chinesco Type C figures are among the smallest and most schematically rendered within the Chinesco tradition of West Mexico, characterized by a compact rounded body, oversized rounded head, and minimal limb articulation. Despite their small scale, Type C figures retain the distinctive Chinesco facial refinement, with smooth modeling and a composed expression that distinguishes them from contemporaneous Nayarit types. They are interpreted as funerary offerings placed in shaft tombs, and examples with intact painted surface decoration are relatively uncommon.
This figure retains traces of black and white painted detail over a red slip ground, consistent with the polychrome treatment documented on intact Chinesco examples of this type. The pose and open mouth suggest identification as a singer or mourning figure, a recognized functional category within West Mexican funerary ceramic production. The Los Angeles Baker Collection provenance gives the piece a clear single-owner collecting history.
We ship free anywhere in the world, fully insured, packed by hand.
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