
Large Nayarit Seated Female Figure
This Pre-Columbian ceramic figure from the Nayarit culture of ancient Mexico depicts a seated female form characterized by a robust, naturalistic body rendered in terracotta clay. The figure displays the distinctive stylistic features common to Nayarit sculpture, including simplified facial features, an emphasis on volumetric form, and often a serene, contemplative expression. Created sometime between 100 BCE and 250 CE, such figures likely held ceremonial or ritualistic significance within Nayarit society, though their precise function remains subject to scholarly interpretation.
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- Auction House · Sotheby's
🔨 Auction Lot
Art of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas
October 11, 2024
Estimate: $25,000 – $35,000
Lot 44
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