Seated pair of figures ·  Mexico, Nayarit, Ixlan Del Rio · ID: 3033102

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.

The object Seated pair of figures with the object ID 3033102 was last part of the auction 69th tribal art auction at June 2, 2012 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 55 achieved a sales price of EUR 500.

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Comparing literature

Leyenaar, Ted u.a., Von Küste zu Küste, o.O. 1992, p. 310, ill. 288