Seated pair of figures · Mexico, Nayarit, Ixlan Del Rio · ID: 3033102
sold
EUR 500
Provenance
Ken Bower, Lands Beyond Gallery, New York, USASize
H: 22,5 cm & 23 cm
H: 8.9 inch & 9.1 inch
Description
red clay, remains of pigments, male/female, the female holding a vessel, rest., min. dam., minor missing parts, slight traces of abrasion;
the right hand up to the shoulder supporting a receptacle, the left hand resting underneath the breast. This is a common gesture of female figures made by West Coast cultures. It’s supposed to be a hint on female fertility.
Comparing literature
Leyenaar, Ted u.a., Von Küste zu Küste, o.O. 1992, p. 310, ill. 288