Lot 2083
Nayarit Polychrome Hunchback Clay Figure
Passed — did not sell at this auction
About this lot
Estimated Value: $400-800
Origin: Pre Columbian, West Mexico Nayarit, Ixtlán del Río type, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE.
Dimensions: 6×5.5×12 in.
Condition: Wear and scuffs throughout, Some of the pigment has worn away as well. One of its arms looks to have been cracked off and resorted back on.
Additional Information: A clay hand formed and hand painted clay pottery figure of a hunch-backed figure playing a rasp. The figure has emaciated ribs that emanate from its back and its large head is adorned with a headdress and it has a slightly broken off nose ornament, and it has ear ornaments. Its drooping mouth is the aftermath of a group cheek piercing ceremony that was performed as a sort of auto-sacrifice.
Provenance is reportedly Artemis Gallery, CO.
Lot details
- Lot
- 2083
- Closed
- August 6, 2025
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