Arts of Africa, Oceania and the Americas - 21st September 2022

Lot 100

A Nayarit standing female figure

Estimate £1,500 - £2,000 | Hammer £850

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Description

A Nayarit standing female figure

Mexico, circa 300 BC - 250 AD

clay, with an linear incised long coiffure, elliptical eyes, an open mouth, noserings and earrings, holding a bowl in the left hand and with a swollen belly, having a deep red slip and white painted dots around the neck,

49cm high.

Provenance

Acquired in Switzerland.

Romy Rey Collection, London.