Ancient Ameca, Pre-Columbian Ceramic Figure Of A Pregnant Woman. Mexico, Jalisco Shaft Tomb, Circa 300 BCE

 

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Ancient Ameca Style, Pre-Columbian Ceramic Figure Of Pregnant Woman. West Mexico, Jalisco PreHispanic Artwork, Dated As Circa 300 BCE To 300 AD. This Female Figure Was Probably One Of A Group Of Similar Ceramic Sculptures Placed In A Jalisco Shaft Tomb. Jalisco Is One Of The Western Mexico States (Colima-Nayarit-Jalisco) From Which Ceramics Of The Period Come, And Its Sculpture Is Noted For A Hieratic Style With Stiff Postures And Staring Eyes. This Female Figure Is A Good Example Of The Style. Her Bodily Proportions—Long Face, Short Arms, Large Torso With Small Breasts, And Minimalist Legs—Were Not Meant To Indicate Deformities But, Rather, Were Accepted Stylistic Conventions.

The Figure Sits With Legs Bent Beneath The Body, Wearing A Simple Skirt While Remaining Bare-Chested. Her Torso Leans Slightly Forward, Emphasizing The Rounded Belly. The Head Follows The Typical Jalisco Style, Formed With A Tall, Upward Flaring Headdress And Low-Set Ears. Traces Of Red Pigment Remain On The Lower Body And Head, Showing That She Too Was Once More Vividly Decorated.

Figures Of Pregnant Or Full-Bodied Women Are Recurring Themes In Jalisco Art, Often Interpreted As Representations Of Fertility, Ancestors, Or Socially Significant Individuals. This Pair Reflects The Sculptors Attention To Bodily Weight And Posture, Combining Symbolic Meaning With The Distinctive Presence Of Jalisco Ceramic Traditions.

Cultural Tradition: This Piece Falls Under The Western Mexico Shaft Tomb Tradition (1500 BCE To 400 AD), Ameca Style, And The Emerging Teuchitlan Tradition (300 BCE To 500 AD), Particularly In The North-Central Part Of The State Of Jalisco, Mexico.

Dimensions, Size: Height 6.9 Inches, Equivalent To 17.5 cm. All measurements are approximate. Sold as pictured, Surface Wear And Aging.

Provenance: Collection Of Y. Kayvan, Los Angeles, California, Usa, Acquired From A Los Angeles, California, USA Gallery Acquisition Dates Range From The Late 1990s To 2005. Currently Private NYC, USA.

Condition: has been professionally repaired and restored with repainting over break lines; all done expertly and very difficult to detect. Surface wear as shown, all commensurate with age. Otherwise, presents nicely with good remaining pigments and scattered earthen deposits.

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