Pre-Columbian Jalisco painted pottery figure A compelling and expressive example

A compelling and expressive example of Nayarit figural pottery

RARE CERAMIC INCENSARIO WITH DOGS AND SNAKES

The surface exhibits stable age-related cracking and areas of darkening consistent with manganese deposits

prominent ear ornaments

An unusually strong example with complex painted decoration

Pre-Columbian Jalisco painted pottery figure A compelling and expressive exampleWest Mexico, Jalisco Culture Protoclassic Period, ca. 100 BCE 250 CE Height: 5 3 8 inches Provenance: Ex Auction at Showplace, New York; acquired from a Private New York Collection. Old collection tag on reverse dated 1964. A finely sculpted seated pottery figure from the Jalisco region of West Mexico, depicted in a dynamic crouching posture with one arm resting on the knee and the other bent across the torso. The figure displays characteristic