Ancient Pre Columbian Nayarit Pottery Female Crawling Child Figure, Chinesco 300 BCE to 300 AD

 

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Dimensions, 3.75 x 2.55 x 2.7 inches, All measurements are approximate. Normal surface wear and aging, no visible cracks or repairs. Sold as pictured. Provenance: ex-private Los Angeles, California, USA collection; ex-major gallery, Beverly Hills, California, USA, primarily acquired between 1985 and 2005. Currently Private New York, USA. Acquired via auction at Artemis Fine Arts.

Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Nayarit, Chinesco style, Dated as circa. 300 BCE to 300 CE (AD). A hand modeled Chinesco style pottery figure depicting a crawling female child toddler, an unusual West Mexican shaft tomb sculpture. The figure's rounded body is smoothly formed, with exaggerate body proportions. Traces of red and white pigment remain across the surface, indicating that the figure was originally painted with contrasting color. The head displays the distinctive Chinesco aesthetic: an elongated oval cranium, narrow almond-shaped eyes, a small mouth, and a projecting nose. Flattened ovoid ears sit on the sides of the head. The figure's simplified features and rounded volumes reflect the abstracted, contemplative quality associated with Chinesco figures. Figures of this type were placed in shaft tombs throughout Nayarit, likely serving as attendants, ancestors, or representations of social identity. Their stylized forms and reserved presence offer a distinct regional expression within the larger corpus of Pre Columbian ceramic sculpture. This example shows clear preservation of surface modeling and surviving pigment, contributing to its artistic and cultural significance.

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