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Height: 12 1/8 in (30.8 cm) — Nayarit Seated Figure with Bowl and Tube, Ixtlán del Rio style, Protoclassic, circa 100 BC - AD 250
Height: 12 1/8 in (30.8 cm)

Nayarit Seated Figure with Bowl and Tube, Ixtlán del Rio style, Protoclassic, circa 100 BC - AD 250

A seated clay figure from the Nayarit culture in the Ixtlán del Rio style, dating to the Protoclassic period around 100 BC to AD 250. The figure holds a bowl and tube, suggesting ritual or ceremonial significance.

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Auction House · Sotheby's

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Art of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas

November 12, 2021

Estimate: $4,000 – $6,000

Lot 20

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Height: 12 1/8 in (30.8 cm), Nayarit Seated Figure with Bowl and Tube, Ixtlán del Rio style, Protoclassic, circa 100 BC - AD 250

A seated clay figure from the Nayarit culture in the Ixtlán del Rio style, dating to the Protoclassic period around 100 BC to AD 250. The figure holds a bowl and tube, suggesting ritual or ceremonial significance.

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Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Seated Figure, Nayarit, Mesoamerica, Ritual, Protoclassic, 100 BC-250 AD, Ixtlán del Rio, Ceramic

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