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Height: 8 3/4 in (22.2 cm) — Nayarit Seated Female Figure with Bowl, Lagunillas Type B, Protoclassic, circa 100 BC - AD 250
Height: 8 3/4 in (22.2 cm)

Nayarit Seated Female Figure with Bowl, Lagunillas Type B, Protoclassic, circa 100 BC - AD 250

A seated female Nayarit figure from the Protoclassic period holding a bowl, representing the daily life and domestic activities of West Mexican societies. Dating to 100 BC - AD 250, this terracotta figure stands 8 3/4 inches tall.

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Auction House · Sotheby's

🔨 Auction Lot

Art of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas

November 12, 2021

Estimate: $4,000 – $6,000

Lot 25

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Height: 8 3/4 in (22.2 cm), Nayarit Seated Female Figure with Bowl, Lagunillas Type B, Protoclassic, circa 100 BC - AD 250

A seated female Nayarit figure from the Protoclassic period holding a bowl, representing the daily life and domestic activities of West Mexican societies. Dating to 100 BC - AD 250, this terracotta figure stands 8 3/4 inches tall.

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

Related themes

Seated Figure, Nayarit, Terracotta, Mesoamerica, Lagunillas Type B, Protoclassic, Female Figure, West Mexico, Pre-Columbian, Ceramic