Jalisco, West Mexico
Circa 200 AD
Ceramic
Height 11 inches (27.9 cm), Width 5 1/2 inches (14 cm), Depth 5 1/4 inches (13.3 cm)
Provenance: Norman Hurst, Cambridge, Massachusetts
The figure is seated with both arms raised and the hands open, fingers spread at shoulder height. The head is topped with a tall flat topped cylindrical headdress with a red painted rim, above a long carved nose, incised eyes, and an open mouth, with a looped ear ornament and fringed tassel at one side of the face. The torso carries a red painted band across the waist and a red painted spot on the abdomen, the legs are bent with the feet resting flat and forward, and vertical red striping runs down to the feet.
The surface throughout is earth toned with scattered dark deposits consistent with age and burial context, and shows no evidence of restoration. Figures of this kind were placed in shaft tombs in West Mexico, where they accompanied the dead over a tradition lasting several centuries. The raised arm posture recurs across Jalisco ceramic sculpture and is generally read as a gesture rather than as an action.
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Jalisco, West Mexico
Circa 200 AD
Ceramic
Height 11 inches (27.9 cm), Width 5 1/2 inches (14 cm), Depth 5 1/4 inches (13.3 cm)
Provenance: Norman Hurst, Cambridge, Massachusetts
The figure is seated with both arms raised and the hands open, fingers spread at shoulder height. The head is topped with a tall flat topped cylindrical headdress with a red painted rim, above a long carved nose, incised eyes, and an open mouth, with a looped ear ornament and fringed tassel at one side of the face. The torso carries a red painted band across the waist and a red painted spot on the abdomen, the legs are bent with the feet resting flat and forward, and vertical red striping runs down to the feet.
The surface throughout is earth toned with scattered dark deposits consistent with age and burial context, and shows no evidence of restoration. Figures of this kind were placed in shaft tombs in West Mexico, where they accompanied the dead over a tradition lasting several centuries. The raised arm posture recurs across Jalisco ceramic sculpture and is generally read as a gesture rather than as an action.
We ship free anywhere in the world, fully insured, packed by hand.
