From the Pre-Classic period, Guerrero, Mexico, ca. 900 - 100 B.C. Carved standing stone figure with simple cut facial features and arm detailing. 5-3/4"H, intact with minor chipping.
An excellent Chupicuaro “Pretty Lady” from Mexico, ca. 300 – 100 BC. She is 2-3/4” high, superbly detailed and is depicted with bent knees, as if jumping. Great example with nice root marks and mineral deposits, mounted on stand.
Ancient Pre-Columbian Polychrome Bowl, ca. 300 B.C. - 250 A.D., Chupícuaro culture, Mexico. Larger than most, this bowl is hand-painted with the colors red, black and white that were taken from natural elements. The textile-like geometric designs are typical of Chupícuaro pottery and are also found painted onto human figurines that were also abundantly made. The ceramic style is named after the village of Chupícuaro in the western Mexican state of Guanajuato where it was found. Chupícuaro ceram... Click for details
This figure belongs to a group of solid, hand-sculpted figures from the Remojadas region of Pre-Columbian Veracruz, Mexico. Although it is difficult to say for sure in the absence of the full figure, the elaborate serpent headdress suggests the figure was originally a ceremonial dancer representing a warrior. Note the use of bitumen, a thick tar-like form of petroleum, that was used to highlight details like the dancer's mouth and the serpent's eyes.
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Large standing Nayarit Warrior. Holding an arrow in one hand, wearing loin cloth, hat with strap under chin. Large hooked nose and a white teeth. Body adorned with dashed lines and wearing many earrings. Feet are very large and with pointed toes. Overall reddish buff with white accents. Professional repair to feet, arms from original pieces. One finger missing on left hand. Mexico 100 BCE-250 CE, 22 inches high
Colima Slab Male and Female Figures, Mexico 250 BCE - 200 CE. Flat standing male wearing beaded headdress, earplugs, double necklace, armbands and horn protruding from headdress. Erect phallus and incised torso. Female has protruding nose with incised hair area, double headbands, necklace and earplugs. Both are orange buff with white traces. Both intact and in excellent condition. Male is 12" high and female is 9 1/2" high and 1/4" thick.
Rare Colima Standing Warrior Pottery Vessel with shoulder spout, Mexico, Protoclassic, circa 100 BCE - 250 CE. Wearing elaborate fan headdress and costume. Figure holds rattle in left hand and playing flute with right. Eyes lowered in a trance and ears pierced for ornaments. Painted overall in tan and black. Intact and in excellent condition. 16" high.
This Chupicuaro "pretty lady" figure is noteworthy in several respects. First, she is elaborately decorated with applique work of a higher quality than is typical for this type of figure. Second, and most importantly, she is quite large for the type (3.67" tall) and completely intact, a rarity for a type of figure most often plowed up with tools in the course of farming or construction!
Solid standing figure wearing elaborate headdress, ear spools and necklace and loin cloth. Black thick bitumen face. Small restoration to headdress, reattached right foot restored over crack and chip to back of right hand, but overall quite excellent. Ex: Allan L. Long collection. with lucite base. 6 1/4" high Mexico Vera Cruz 600-900 AD
