Ancient Pre Columbian Nayarit Pottery, Man In Bed, A Recumbent Figure Dated Circa 200 AD, West Mexico, Mesoamerican Burial Art

 

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Dimensions, 3.25 x 2 x 1.75 inches. All measurements are approximate. Very Good Condition, No Repairs. Sold As Pictured.
Provenance: ex-Los Angeles Modern Auctions, Los Angeles, California, USA, acquired before 1980.
Ancient Pre-Columbian Art Dated As Between 200 BCE To 200 AD, A Nayarit Culture Recumbant In Bed Figure, Burial Representation Of A Man On A Raised Platform Similar To A Bed, With A Wide Band Around The Chest And Abdomen And Keeping Him Tied Up To The Furniture, While A Pair Of Rigid Wooden Pieces Hold The Disproportionally Large Head In Place And Facing Up. Red Pigment Accentuating Those Supporting Elements Previously Mentioned. Small Piece, Usually Votive In Its Conception.
All Items Legal To Buy/Sell Under U.S. Statute Covering Cultural Patrimony Code 2600, Chapter 14.
There are many distinct groups within the agglomeration referred to as the Western Mexico Shaft Tomb tradition, foremost among them the Jalisco, Nayarit, and Colima. Their relationships are almost totally obscure due to the lack of contextual information. However, it is the artworks that are the most informative. All of the cultures encompassed under the WMST umbrella were in the habit of burying their dead in socially stratified burial chambers at the base of deep shafts, which were in turn often topped by buildings.
There are few cultures in the Americas or indeed elsewhere that can match the Jalisco for exuberant skill in the production of figurative ceramics. These wares were usually placed in graves, and do not seem to have performed any practical function, although highly decorated utilitarian vessels are also known. It is possible that they were designed to depict the deceased.
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