{"title":"West Mexico","description":"\u003cp\u003ePre-Columbian West Mexico: Colima, Jalisco and Nayarit shaft-tomb figures and vessels, 300 BC to AD 300, each guaranteed authentic with documented provenance. The Colima pieces, dogs included, have their own \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/colima\"\u003eColima Pottery\u003c\/a\u003e page.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelated collections:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/pre-columbian-art\"\u003eAll Pre-Columbian art\u003c\/a\u003e · \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/colima\"\u003eColima pottery\u003c\/a\u003e · \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/west-mexico\"\u003eCentral Mexico\u003c\/a\u003e · \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/early-formative\"\u003eOlmec, Tlatilco and Early Formative\u003c\/a\u003e · \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/mayan\"\u003eMaya\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe ancient shaft-tomb cultures of West Mexico—spanning the states of Colima, Jalisco, and Nayarit—produced some of the most vivid and expressive art of the Pre-Columbian world. Unlike the formal, hieratic traditions of Mesoamerica's great temple cities, West Mexican artists celebrated daily life with warmth, humor, and an extraordinary sense of naturalism, creating hollow ceramic figures of dancers, ballplayers, warriors, musicians, and embracing couples that pulse with energy and humanity. The region is also renowned for its remarkable Colima animal effigies—particularly the beloved hairless dogs, parrots, and ducks—rendered with a sleek, burnished elegance that has captivated collectors and museum curators alike. Art For Eternity Gallery is proud to offer a select group of authentic West Mexican antiquities, each carefully researched for provenance and authenticity, representing artistic traditions that thrived from roughly 300 BC to AD 300 and remain among the most accessible and emotionally engaging works of the ancient Americas.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"large-nayarit-pottery-barrel-cuirass-seated-warrior","title":"Large Nayarit Pottery Barrel Cuirass Seated Warrior","description":"\u003cp class=\"my-2 [\u0026amp;+p]:mt-4 [\u0026amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [\u0026amp;_strong:has(+br)]:align-top\"\u003ePowerful large hollow pottery figure of a seated warrior from ancient Nayarit, West Mexico, modeled in classic barrel‑chested form with bold facial features and strong frontal presence, created for placement in a shaft‑tomb during the Protoclassic period (ca. 100 BC–AD 250).   \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"my-2 [\u0026amp;+p]:mt-4 [\u0026amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [\u0026amp;_strong:has(+br)]:align-top\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-nbsp\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation inline\" data-pplx-citation=\"\" data-pplx-citation-url=\"https:\/\/www.alexanderancientart.com\/270.php\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"group\/trigger inline-flex min-w-0\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation inline\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eThis impressive warrior sits upright on a bench with bent knees, broad chest thrust forward, and arms resting at the sides, embodying the solid, architectural volumes that define the finest West Mexican shaft‑tomb sculpture. The head is proportionally large, with strongly modeled nose, coffee‑bean eyes, and slightly parted mouth, details that once would have been enlivened by bright slips and burnishing. Figures of this scale and type were placed in deep shaft‑tombs as companions and protectors for the dead, evoking status, lineage, and ancestral presence in the Nayarit communities of ancient West Mexico.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHeight: 20-7\/8 inches 53 cm.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eProvenance: Estate of D.S. (1927-2012), White Plains, New York, acquired at Parke Bernet, New York, July 23-25, 1980, lot 177A with a copy of the redacted invoice.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Art for Eternity","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45351299678522,"sku":"14836","price":4850.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0775\/5120\/6714\/files\/14836bl.jpg?v=1694278522"},{"product_id":"fine-colima-pottery-parrot-vessel","title":"Fine Colima Pottery Gadrooned Parrot Vessel","description":"\u003cp\u003eWest Coast, Mexico, Circa 100 BC to 200 AD.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"my-2 [\u0026amp;+p]:mt-4 [\u0026amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [\u0026amp;_strong:has(+br)]:align-top\"\u003eThis handsome vessel, modeled in fine burnished redware clay, belongs to one of the most distinctive and coveted categories of ancient West Mexican ceramic art. The rounded, deeply gadrooned body — evoking the form of a ribbed gourd or squash — rises from feet in the sculptural form of parrot effigies, the bird's head turned alertly upward, its beak, crest, and tail rendered with assured naturalism.\u003cspan class=\"citation-nbsp\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-pplx-citation-url=\"https:\/\/howardnowes.com\/products\/fine-colima-pottery-parrot-vessel\" data-pplx-citation=\"\" class=\"citation inline\"\u003e\u003cspan data-state=\"closed\" class=\"group\/trigger inline-flex min-w-0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation inline\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"my-2 [\u0026amp;+p]:mt-4 [\u0026amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [\u0026amp;_strong:has(+br)]:align-top\"\u003eThe parrot occupied a charged position in the symbolic vocabulary of ancient Colima. Associated with the sun, fire, and the fecundity of the earth, the bird appears across a broad range of Colima shaft-tomb ceramics as both vessel support and effigy, its vivid plumage and aerial mobility linking the terrestrial world to celestial forces. Vessels of this type were placed as funerary offerings in the deep shaft-tombs characteristic of the Colima, Jalisco, and Nayarit regions of western Mexico, accompanying high-status individuals in death and serving as vehicles for the soul's passage.\u003cspan class=\"citation-nbsp\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-pplx-citation-url=\"https:\/\/learn.ncartmuseum.org\/artwork\/parrot-effigy-vessel\/\" data-pplx-citation=\"\" class=\"citation inline\"\u003e\u003cspan data-state=\"closed\" class=\"group\/trigger inline-flex min-w-0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation inline\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"my-2 [\u0026amp;+p]:mt-4 [\u0026amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [\u0026amp;_strong:has(+br)]:align-top\"\u003eThe warm, burnished surface retains traces of ancient use and burial, including mineral deposits and surface accretions that attest to the piece's antiquity and long interment. The modeling is confident and accomplished, with the gadrooned ridges cleanly executed and the parrot's anatomical details sensitively observed.\u003cspan class=\"citation-nbsp\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-pplx-citation-url=\"https:\/\/sandsoftimedc.com\/products\/pp2501\" data-pplx-citation=\"\" class=\"citation inline\"\u003e\u003cspan data-state=\"closed\" class=\"group\/trigger inline-flex min-w-0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation inline\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"my-2 [\u0026amp;+p]:mt-4 [\u0026amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [\u0026amp;_strong:has(+br)]:align-top\"\u003eFor closely related examples, see the vessel in the collection of the Minneapolis Institute of Art (\u003cem\u003eVessel\u003c\/em\u003e, Colima artist, inv. 4501) and the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eVessel in the Form of a Squash with Parrot Supports\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ein the Art Institute of Chicago (1–200 CE, inv. 224582).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"my-2 [\u0026amp;+p]:mt-4 [\u0026amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [\u0026amp;_strong:has(+br)]:align-top\"\u003eSize 13 inches Diameter x 8-1\/2 inches H.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntact and impressive in person.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProvenance: Ex. private New York City Collection. Old collection number penned 6197 on underside.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Art for Eternity","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45397201617210,"sku":"15721","price":3450.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0775\/5120\/6714\/files\/15721_eb403e05-06ce-4d87-9e35-1337c07906ec.jpg?v=1694478970"},{"product_id":"fine-large-colima-pottery-parrot-vessel","title":"Fine Large Colima Pottery Parrot Vessel","description":"\u003cp\u003e West Coast, Mexico, Circa 100 BC. to 200 AD.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA large deeply globular vase with flat rim and the vase stands on three lovely parrot legs, each with wings folded and tail feathers at the back; painted overall in deep reddish brown. \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSize 14 inches Diameter x 11 inches H.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIntact and excellent mineral staining. Massive and impressive in person.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eProvenance: Ex. private Poway California Collection.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Art for Eternity","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45546689462586,"sku":"11551","price":5000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0775\/5120\/6714\/files\/11551aa.jpg?v=1688512808"},{"product_id":"colima-pottery-shaman-in-transformation","title":"Colima Pottery Shaman in Transformation","description":"\u003cp\u003eWest coast, Mexico, Circa 100 BC. to 200 AD\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFantastically rendered creature has a spout atop head, standing and leaning forward, wearing incised loin-cloth and with curved deformations denoting the transformations on his back. The raised nodes on shoulders denote clan tattoos; hands loose at sides, and are wearing double horn necklace of a shaman.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSize: 12-1\/2 inches (32cm) H. \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMineral deposits on the surface.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProvenance: The Lands Beyond Gallery; private collection before that.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Art for Eternity","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45794265956666,"sku":"10640","price":4500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0775\/5120\/6714\/files\/10640af.jpg?v=1690126605"},{"product_id":"nayarit-pottery-seated-male-and-female-elder-couple-2","title":"Nayarit Pottery Seated Male and Female Elder Couple (2)","description":"\u003cp\u003eWest Mexico, Nayarit — Ixtlán del Río Style, Circa 200 BC–300 AD\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA charming pair of hollow ceramic effigy figures representing village elders or ancestors, modeled in red clay with extensive ochre, white, and black negative-resist painted slip decoration. Each figure is hollow, with an opening at the back — characteristic of the Ixtlán del Río hollow construction technique used throughout the West Mexican shaft-tomb tradition. The male sits with knees drawn up and one arm raised; the female is seated in a companion pose, both rendered with lively, characterful expressions. Both wear multiple ear clips\/spools, nose ornaments, and headdresses, with banded body painting indicating tattooing, scarification, or textile patterning.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese hollow figures come from the shaft-tomb (tumbas de tiro) tradition of Nayarit, where male\/female pairs were placed as funerary offerings, very likely commemorating the marriage or social standing of the deceased. The Met explicitly notes such figures are \"typically… one half of a male\/female pair,\" while the Art Institute observes they often commemorate marriage and life rites of passage. The hollow, open-backed construction is a defining feature of the Ixtlán del Río style and the broader West Mexican hollow-figure tradition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Ixtlán del Río style is distinguished by elaborate facial ornaments (multiple ear rings, nose rings), bold geometric body decoration in ochre\/cream\/black, and animated, individualized expressions. A true matched male\/female pair, rather than a single figure, is notably more desirable on the market.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSizes: 9-1\/2 in. and 10-1\/2 in. H (24.1 cm and 26.7 cm)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eComparison (cf.): Male\/female Ixtlán del Río pairs in the Metropolitan Museum (200 BCE–200 CE), Art Institute of Chicago (100 BCE–250 CE), and Princeton University Art Museum\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProvenance: Ex Ernst Haas Collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Art for Eternity","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46505403220282,"sku":"10446","price":3750.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0775\/5120\/6714\/files\/10446ba.jpg?v=1693078496"},{"product_id":"fine-jalisco-ameca-pottery-kneeling-female","title":"Fine Jalisco Ameca Pottery Kneeling Female","description":"West Mexico, Protoclassic, circa 100 B.C. to A.D. 250\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHollow pottery figure wearing a knee-length skirt and with bare breasts, short arms extend to the sides and she has node bumps on her shoulders. Her pleasing face is somewhat elongated with a pointed hook nose, fillet head wrap and ear spools. Body painted red, skirt and face in tan-brown.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eImpressive Size: 20-1\/4 Inches (51.4cm) Excellent condition. A phenomenal specimen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCompare similar example in Shaft Tomb Figures of West Mexico by Hasso Von Winning  Provenance: Ex R.M. Acquired from Lands Beyond Gallery NY no. 6147. \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Art for Eternity","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46607511290170,"sku":"15860","price":3750.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0775\/5120\/6714\/files\/15860bl.jpg?v=1694264099"},{"product_id":"chupicuaro-miniature-polychrome-decorated-seated-figures-2","title":"Chupicuaro Miniature Polychrome Decorated Seated Figures (2)","description":"\u003cp\u003eWest Mexico, Guanajuato, Late Preclassic\/Formative ca. 500–200 BC \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA charming pair of miniature solid pottery seated female figures, each shown with hands brought to a rounded, plump stomach — an evocation of fertility characteristic of Chupícuaro figural art. Both retain a lustrous red slip ground enlivened with bold cream and black geometric ornament in the stepped\/zigzag patterns typical of the tradition, with applied \"coffee-bean\" eyes and pierced ear ornaments. Their small scale and matched form make them an especially endearing pair.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDimensions: 2-1\/8 in. high each\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition: Both intact and well-preserved with vivid surviving pigment, a bit enhanced in modern times.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProvenance:   Estate of Patsy R. Taylor, Greenwich, CT, acquired 1960s–1970s. This documented, named American estate provenance with an acquisition window largely pre-1970 is an excellent asset for Mexican antiquities.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Art for Eternity","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47463131775290,"sku":"14456","price":2250.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0775\/5120\/6714\/files\/14456blu.jpg?v=1704563521"},{"product_id":"colima-pottery-gadrooned-vessel-with-dog-heads","title":"Colima Pottery Gadrooned Vessel with Dog Heads","description":"A choice Pre-Columbian terracotta tripod vessel, West Coast Mexico, Colima culture (Comala phase), dating to circa 100 BC to 250 AD. Masterfully hand-modeled in the form of a deeply ribbed pumpkin or squash, the compressed globular body is defined by prominent, rhythmic vertical fluting beneath a cylindrical neck and wide, everted flat rim. The vessel is raised upon three hollow sculptural supports naturalistically modeled as the heads of indigenous hairless dogs (or coatis), each terminal oriented downward with the tapered snout resting directly on the ground surface to form the tripod base. The animal supports are delicately detailed with rounded ears in relief, incised circular eyes, and nostrils, imbuing the vessel with zoomorphic reverence characteristic of West Mexican funerary effigies.   The entire surface is enveloped in a rich, burnished red-brown slip, enhanced by extensive areas of dark manganese dendrites and ancient calcified mineral staining that highlight the contours of the fluting. Measuring approximately 9 inches in height (22.86 cm H.), 11 inches in bowl diameter (27.94 cm Dia.), with a maximum width across the tripod base of 12 inches (30.48 cm W.). Repaired from ancient breaks with stable, discreet restoration along the break lines as documented on the original gallery record, surviving in overall excellent and imposing condition with striking visual presence.   Provenance: Acquired from the renowned André Emmerich Inc. gallery, 41 East 57th Street, New York, on October 13, 1970 (Catalogue No. T-526) by prominent collectors Dr. Aaron H. and Rosa Esman, New York; accompanied by a copy of the original 1970 André Emmerich purchase invoice","brand":"Art for Eternity","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48111901311290,"sku":"16108","price":2450.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0775\/5120\/6714\/files\/16108blu.jpg?v=1712266984"},{"product_id":"colima-comala-pottery-seated-figure","title":"Colima Comala Pottery Seated Female Figure","description":"\u003cp\u003eWest Mexico,  Protoclassic, ca. 100 B.C. to A.D. 250\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eModeled as an open headed deep vessel of angular form with rim atop, the figure with arms at sides; seated with short protruding legs held out front, with pointed chin and  and coffee bean eyes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSize 9-3\/4 in H. \u003cbr\u003eProvenance: Ex Long Island Estate, T.M. from Glen Head.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Art for Eternity","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50592889602362,"sku":"16584","price":695.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0775\/5120\/6714\/files\/16584z.jpg?v=1738290709"},{"product_id":"elaborate-colima-pottery-janiform-incensario","title":"Elaborate Colima Pottery Janiform Incensario","description":"\u003cp\u003eWest Mexico, Ca. 200 BC to 300 AD.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBuff clay high status male shaman figures or deities standing back to back, under a large elaborate radiating spiky arched handle extending to top. Powerful abstracted features, perhaps suggesting animal like attributes.  The heads are open back to back for a chamber between to burn copal or incense.   Good deposits. \u003cbr\u003eSize: 13 inches H. Expertly repaired.  \u003cbr\u003eEx Florida Private Coll. T.G., a noted collector and artist.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Art for Eternity","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51104289358138,"sku":"15486","price":1895.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0775\/5120\/6714\/files\/15486b.jpg?v=1743799918"},{"product_id":"san-geronimo-standing-female-pottery-figure","title":"Choice San Jerónimo Standing Female Figure","description":"Guerrero, Late Preclassic (Formative) Period, ca. 500–200 BCE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA finely modeled solid-pottery standing female of the San Jerónimo type, named after the type-site region around modern San Jerónimo, Guerrero, in West Mexico. The figure is frontally posed with a large rectangular plaque-like head surmounted by an elaborate fillet\/turban headdress rising to a vertical fan-shaped crest flanked by two coiled, horizontally banded rolls above the temples. Almond-shaped, perforated \"coffee-bean\" eyes flank a prominent nose, and the open mouth reveals modeled teeth; applied disc ear-spools frame the face. Arms are flexed with hands placed to the abdomen — the characteristic San Jerónimo maternal\/fertility gesture — while openwork piercings at the torso and between the short, columnar legs lighten the solid clay body. A finely incised zigzag pattern decorates the skirt, and the figure retains overall remains of its original slip-painted decoration.\u003cbr\u003eSize 6-1\/4 inches (15.8cm) H. + custom mount\u003cbr\u003eSan Jerónimo terracottas belong to the Late Preclassic village cultures of Guerrero, contemporary with and stylistically independent of Olmec and early Central Highland traditions. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eProvenance\u003cbr\u003eThe Lands Beyond Gallery, 1280 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY (acquired 1990s); private East Coast collection, thence by descent. The Lands Beyond is a long-established Manhattan gallery specializing exclusively in Pre-Columbian art\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Art for Eternity","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51358835343674,"sku":"16798","price":795.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0775\/5120\/6714\/files\/16798blu.jpg?v=1748385694"},{"product_id":"nayarit-pottery-seated-male-and-female-ancestral-couple","title":"Nayarit Pottery Seated Male and Female Ancestral Couple","description":"\u003cp\u003e West Mexico, Ixlan Del Rio, Ca. 200 BC to 300 AD.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA lovely pair of figures, representing the village male and female ancestors, each with matching ochre and white, and black negative resist painted detail over the red-brown ground. Male is extremely important as he is of high rank, holding a scepter, legs crossed and wears headdress, earcips and loin cloth. She holds a bowl, is bare breasted and wears a skirt and similar adornment. Both are highly ornate and have light paint wear, arms repaired and minor losses.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSizes:  9-1\/2 inches H. ea. Provenance: St Petersburg Fl estate.  Compare similar example in Shaft Tomb Figures of West Mexico by Hasso Von Winning\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Art for Eternity","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51434511925562,"sku":"16781","price":2995.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0775\/5120\/6714\/files\/16781blu.jpg?v=1749730430"},{"product_id":"pre-columbian-nayarit-abstracted-pottery-male-and-female-couple-2","title":"Pre-Columbian Nayarit Abstracted Pottery Male and Female Couple (2)","description":"\u003cp\u003eWest Mexico, Ixlan Del Rio, Ca. 200 BC to 300 AD.  Unique pottery male and female standing figures, with ocher and white painted details and highlights.  They are a matched pair of whimsical plastic forms. The male holds an object with both hands and the female holds a bowl on her left shoulder, and both are wearing fancy head bands, nose rings and necklaces. The male has a pointed panel loincloth and the female wears an ankle length skirt. The male’s shirt is beautifully decorated on the back with a polychrome textile decoration. Both are intact.  Size: 10”H. \u0026amp; 10-1\/8”H.\u003cbr\u003eProvenance:   Private Westchester, NY. collection. Assembled in the 1960’s-1970’s. To family by descent.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Art for Eternity","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51924543537466,"sku":"17053","price":3250.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0775\/5120\/6714\/files\/17053bl.jpg?v=1758663196"},{"product_id":"colima-redware-standing-dog","title":"Colima Redware Standing Dog","description":"\u003cp\u003eWest Mexico,  Protoclassic Period,  ca. 100 B.C. to A.D. 250\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRedware pottery standing dog in an alert attitude, having a rear tail spout, perked ears and a small incised toothy mouth and almond eyes. Nicely delineated shoulder blades and exposed backbone.  Overall strong mineral deposits and root marks,  intact. Size: 7-5\/8 inches H. x 12 inches Length.  This lively dog is a representation of the hairless dogs used in ancient Colima as pets, providers of warmth, and sources of sustenance. Dogs also played an important role in the transportation of souls to the afterlife.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom the estate of Dr. William K. Emerson (1925 – 2016), NYC.  Dr. Emerson was Curator Emeritus at the American Museum of Natural History for four decades. Bill got his PhD at UC Berkeley before moving to NYC in 1955. Over a distinguished career he discovered and classified more than 100 species of mollusks on numerous voyages into the Pacific, published six books and 100 plus articles. Bill retired in 1995 as Chair of the Department of Invertebrates. 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The head is broad and heart-shaped, characteristic of the Lagunillas \"Chinesco\" tradition of Nayarit, with delicately pinched features, pierced eyes and mouth, and small applied ear tabs. A bold red-slip diagonal band sweeps across the right side of the face in asymmetrical ritual decoration, a hallmark of Lagunillas figural painting, complementing the burnished red slip that covers the body and contrasts with the creamy, mineral-deposited surface of the cranium.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChinesco figures of the Lagunillas type, so named for their superficial resemblance to East Asian forms noted by early 20th-century collectors, were produced in the shaft-tomb cultures of Nayarit in western Mexico during the Late Preclassic and Early Classic periods. Scholars associate these serene, introspective figures with funerary deposits and initiation or ancestral rites; their smooth burnished surfaces and painted ornament distinguish them from the more costumed Ixtlán del Río tradition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDimensions  Height: 9-1\/4 inches (approx. 23.5 cm).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProvenance  New York collection of Dr. Arthur and Sherwin Guilder, acquired in the 1980s.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Art for Eternity","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52191122784570,"sku":"16821","price":1250.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0775\/5120\/6714\/files\/16821bla.jpg?v=1764631665"},{"product_id":"pre-columbian-jalisco-seated-female-thinker","title":"Pre Columbian Jalisco Seated Female Thinker","description":"\u003cp\u003e West Mexico, Circa  100 B.C. - 250 A.D.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe bent‑forward pose with one knee raised and both hands brought to the chin is characteristic of the so‑called Jalisco “Thinker” figures, often identified to the Ameca\/San Juanito regional style. Typical traits include the tall rectangular cranial form, long triangular nose, slit or recessed eyes, broad skirt,  elaborate tasseled ear ornaments,  triangular wrap skirt. She  represents high‑status women or ritual specialists. The small disc or bubble between the lips may be a symbolic breath\/speech element, often emphasizing shamanic or contemplative themes in these “Thinker” types. 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Excellent red surface with several areas of strong mineral deposits\u003cbr\u003eSize: 7-1\/2”H. x 7-3\/4”W.  \u003cbr\u003eProvenance:   Collection of Justin Kerr, NYC. Acquired mostly 1970 through the 1980’s.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Art for Eternity","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52963372564794,"sku":"17182","price":2000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0775\/5120\/6714\/files\/17182blu.jpg?v=1769981471"},{"product_id":"colima-pottery-conch-shell-trumpet","title":"Colima Pottery Conch Shell Trumpet","description":"\u003cp\u003eWest Mexico, Protoclassic, 100 B.C.to A.D. 250 AD.    \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLarge true to life and naturalistic painted pottery conch shell form trumpet, having a mottled cream-tan ground with scattered areas of strong mineral deposits.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eSize: 11”L. x 5-1\/2”W. 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The ovoid head rises into a flaring spout and bears a prominent horn‑like cranial projection, a feature associated in Colima sculpture with ritualized or shamanic persona. 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The elongated head shows a large pointed nose, wide open eyes, parted lips with teeth, and large disc ear ornaments, topped by a tight cap with segmented headband and high crest. Wearing a knee‑length skirt,\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSize 8-1\/4 in (21 cm) high, 8 in (20.3 cm) long, and 5 in (12.7 cm) wide. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMinor surface wear and small chips to extremities, otherwise intact with attractive patina from age and burial.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis acrobatic figure most likely functioned as a ceremonial or tomb offering, celebrating performance, fertility, and status within ancient West Mexican society. It may have been placed in a shaft tomb as a lively companion for the deceased, embodying festive or ritual activities from life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProvenance:    Private southwestern collection, ex. J.C. 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The animal is portrayed in a lively, naturalistic posture with a plump, rounded body, perked triangular ears, expressive puffy eyes, a small applied nose, and an incised crosshatched mouth baring teeth in a characteristic grin. A short, curled tail projects from the rear. The surface retains a well-preserved red-brown slip with overall strong mineral deposits and white root marks consistent with prolonged underground burial. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"my-2 [\u0026amp;+p]:mt-4 [\u0026amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [\u0026amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\"\u003eSize: 7-1\/4 in. H. x 9-1\/2 in. L. (18.4 x 24.1 cm)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"my-2 [\u0026amp;+p]:mt-4 [\u0026amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [\u0026amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\"\u003eThis engaging vessel is a representation of the Xoloitzcuintli, the hairless dog native to Mesoamerica, which held a multivalent role in ancient Colima society — cherished as a household companion, valued as a source of warmth on cold nights, and raised as a food source. In funerary belief, dogs served as psychopomps, guiding the souls of the deceased on the perilous journey through the underworld to Mictlán. The plump, well-fed body of this example suggests an animal of some standing within the household, and the vessel form — with its functional spout — indicates the piece was intended as a grave offering to accompany and sustain the dead.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"my-2 [\u0026amp;+p]:mt-4 [\u0026amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [\u0026amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\"\u003eDog effigies are among the most recognizable and sought-after products of the Colima shaft-tomb tradition, and this example displays the vigorous modeling, expressive character, and warm burnished surface that distinguish the finest Colima redware.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-editorial font-bold mb-2 mt-4 [.has-inline-images_\u0026amp;]:clear-end text-base first:mt-0\" id=\"provenance\"\u003eProvenance:   Estate of Dr. William K. Emerson (1925–2016), New York City; acquired in the 1960s–1970s. Dr. Emerson served as Curator Emeritus at the American Museum of Natural History for four decades. He received his Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley before joining AMNH in 1955, where he rose to Chair of the Department of Living Invertebrates, discovered and classified over 100 species of mollusks on numerous Pacific expeditions, and published six books and more than 100 articles. He retired in 1995. 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Surface shows dark manganese-oxide deposits and traces of original orange slip consistent with extended burial.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe horned headdress figures are well-documented in Colima art and appear in major museum collections including the Met, LACMA, and Cleveland Museum of Art. These figures are generally associated with the Comala style phase of Colima ceramic production. The solid (as opposed to hollow) construction and relatively small scale  is typical of shaft tomb offerings, often accompanying larger hollow figures\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSize  7 in. 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The ridged nose, coffee-bean eyes, headband, and large circular ear spools are classic hallmarks of the Nayarit style sculpture produced within West Mexico's shaft-tomb tradition. Such standing female figures were placed in shaft tombs as offerings and ancestral companions, embodying themes of fertility, lineage, and the continuity of the household.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDimensions: 7¾ in. H (approx. 19.7 cm)\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Intact, with overall red and tan slip pigments remaining; surface deposits consistent with burial context.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProvenance   Estate of Dr. William K. 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Works from the Emerson estate carry the cachet of a respected AMNH scholar-collector acquired during the mid-20th century, predating modern cultural property restrictions.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Art for Eternity","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53411792388410,"sku":"17075","price":545.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0775\/5120\/6714\/files\/17075blu.jpg?v=1778010764"},{"product_id":"pre-columbian-nayarit-pottery-male-and-female-couple-2","title":"Pre-Columbian Nayarit Pottery Male and Female Couple (2)","description":"\u003cp\u003eWest Mexico, Ixlan Del Rio, Ca. 200 BC to 300 AD.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA charming matched pair of hollow polychrome earthenware standing figures; the male with prestige staff and conical cap, female with shoulder bowl and textile skirt.    They are ornately decorated in slip pigments and have ear clips and nose ornaments. From shaft-tomb (tumbas de tiro) contexts, these figures represent the founding couple or venerated ancestors of a lineage, produced to be interred with elite burials.  Nayarit ancestor pairs were \"sculpted to honor kin and ancestors… interred in an elite shaft tomb as part of the ancestors' treasured belongings along with bowls filled with food and drink for the journey to the underworld\". \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSizes:  Male: 9.25\" height, 4.75\" widest, 3.5\" depth \/ Female: 8.5\" height, 5\" widest, 2.75\" depth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProvenance: From the Estate of Dr. William K. Emerson (1925–2016), New York City. Dr. Emerson was Curator Emeritus of Invertebrates at the American Museum of Natural History, where he served for four decades. He earned his Ph.D. at UC Berkeley before moving to New York in 1955. Over a distinguished career he discovered and classified more than 100 species of mollusks on numerous Pacific voyages, and published six books and more than 100 articles; he retired in 1995 as Chair of the Department of Invertebrates. An avid collector of Pre-Columbian art throughout the 1960s and 1970s, Dr. Emerson assembled his Nayarit holdings during the classic New York gallery era for Pre-Columbian material, providing this pair with a solid pre-1970s institutional-curator provenance\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMatched pairs of this quality are comparatively rare; most shaft-tomb assemblages were dispersed in the mid-20th century, and intact pairs that have remained together since the 1960s carry a significant market premium.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Art for Eternity","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53429677949242,"sku":"17027","price":4500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0775\/5120\/6714\/files\/17027blu.jpg?v=1778356129"},{"product_id":"fine-nayarit-seated-male-figure-holding-a-mace","title":"Fine Nayarit Seated Male Figure Holding a Mace","description":"\u003cp\u003eNayarit, Ixtlán del Río style, West Mexico, Protoclassic, circa 100 BC – AD 250\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePolychrome painted ceramic with reddish-brown slip and cream pigment.  This expressive seated male figure is rendered in the distinctive Ixtlán del Río style of ancient Nayarit, a West Mexican shaft-tomb tradition associated with the modern states of Nayarit, Jalisco, and Colima. He is modeled with legs folded in front of the body and his right arm raised, holding a ceremonial mace or implement — a posture frequently associated with warriors, chieftains, or ritual participants in Ixtlán del Río ceramic sculpture. The wide, animated face features an open mouth, almond-shaped applied eyes, and the characteristic broad nose with perforated septum supporting a large nose ring.  The figure is richly ornamented with multiple stacked ear spools, a large nasal ornament, beaded collar, and a loincloth indicated by the cream-pigmented tab between the legs. He wears a dramatic crested headdress encircling the forehead, decorated with a row of upright tabs or feather-like projections and incised banding picked out in cream slip. The body is finished in burnished reddish-brown slip with cream polychrome accents defining the garments, jewelry, and body paint — a hallmark of Protoclassic Ixtlán del Río ceramics meant for placement in shaft tombs as funerary offerings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDimensions: 14 inches high (35.6 cm)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProvenance: Florida private Collection, acquired through the US art trade.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Art for Eternity","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53457212014906,"sku":"17247","price":3750.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0775\/5120\/6714\/files\/17247blu.jpg?v=1778799179"},{"product_id":"group-of-three-pre-columbian-west-mexican-sheep-face-standing-pottery-figures","title":"Group of Three Pre-Columbian West Mexican \"Sheep-Face\" Standing Pottery Figures","description":"\u003cp\u003eA charming and characterful group of three Pre-Columbian West Mexican standing pottery figures of the celebrated \"sheep-face\" type — collector shorthand for the narrow-headed, slit-eyed Nayarit \/ Jalisco style with prominent applied ear discs, nose ornaments, and tall headdresses. The \"sheep-face\" term, long used among 20th-century Pre-Columbian dealers and collectors, captures the placid, elongated frontal expression characteristic of the Ixtlán del Río and related shaft-tomb traditions, dating to the Late Preclassic \/ Early Classic period, c. 100 BCE – 250 CE.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach figure is hand-modeled in burnished red-orange earthenware with bold bichrome white slip decoration outlining facial features, body paint patterns, jewelry, and chevron-form garments. All three display the canonical \"sheep-face\" features: a narrow vertical head with a long straight nose forming a continuous T with the brow; slit \/ coffee-bean eyes; a small horizontal-slit mouth with a placid bleat-like expression; large multi-tiered applied disc ear ornaments; applied nose ornaments; and tall flared headdresses or turban-form caps that exaggerate the elongation of the face.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLeft — Standing Male: Tall headdress with applied disc ornaments and lateral fans, white-painted necklace and chevron body decoration\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCenter — Standing Male with \"Two-Horn\" Headdress: Distinctive black-tipped tall conical\/coiled Ixtlán del Río-type headdress, winged side-fans, applied nose ornament, and stippled white body painting suggesting tattooing or scarification\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRight — Standing Female: Tall flared cap-form headdress, large multi-disc ear ornaments, white-painted V-form necklace\/garment\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRelated stylistic family: \"Pretty Ladies\" of Tlatilco (Preclassic Valley of Mexico); Chupícuaro standing figures (Late Preclassic, Guanajuato\/Michoacán); Ixtlán del Río Nayarit \"Chinesco\"; and the Jalisco Sheep-Face \/ Long-Face type in the older collector literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProvenance: From the estate of Dr. William K. Emerson (1925–2016), New York City. Dr. Emerson was Curator Emeritus at the American Museum of Natural History for four decades, where he served as Chair of the Department of Invertebrates until his retirement in 1995. A UC Berkeley PhD (1955), he was a distinguished malacologist who discovered and classified more than 100 species of mollusks on numerous Pacific voyages, publishing six books and 100+ scholarly articles. He was an avid and discerning collector of Pre-Columbian art throughout the 1960s and 1970s. The pre-1970\/1980 NYC museum-curator provenance supports compliance with UNESCO 1970 \/ institutional acquisition standards.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition: Very good ancient condition for the type. Stable losses to projecting elements (headdress fans, ear discs), expected slip and pigment wear, scattered surface deposits and root-marks consistent with approximately 1,800–2,100 years of burial. Each figure stands independently on its own integrally modeled feet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDimensions  Female figure: 5 in H × 3 in W × 1.5 in D \u0026amp;Male figures: 5 in H × 2.5 in W × 2 in D\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWest Mexican shaft-tomb figures of the \"sheep-face\" \/ Pretty Lady tradition are among the most expressive and accessible Pre-Columbian sculptures — their slit-eyed, serene frontal gaze has been a beloved collector type since the mid-20th century. Comparable examples are held in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, LACMA, the Saint Louis Art Museum, and the Museo Nacional de Antropología, Mexico City. The Emerson AMNH connection adds significant institutional and scholarly weight; figures with named, pre-1970s curator provenance are increasingly difficult to source.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Art for Eternity","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53509132615994,"sku":"17030","price":595.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0775\/5120\/6714\/files\/17030bl.jpg?v=1779664913"},{"product_id":"fine-pre-columbian-nayarit-standing-female-offering-bearer","title":"Fine Pre Columbian Nayarit Standing Female Offering Bearer","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWest Mexico,  Ixtlan del Rio, Nayarit. Protoclassic, ca. 100 B.C. to A.D. 250.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe figure wears a flaring wrap skirt painted in cream and yellow over a warm red slip, the hem and waistband picked out with narrow bands and a continuous procession of large diamond‑shaped panels, suggesting a woven textile with complex brocade or embroidered motifs. The skirt’s bold geometric patterning not only animates the broad hips and short legs, but also signals status, evoking the richly patterned garments seen on high‑ranking women and ritual participants in the Nayarit ceramic corpus.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHer large, multi‑lobed earspools are modeled as thick, rolled ornaments that project dramatically from the sides of the head, emphasizing the breadth of the face and recalling the heavy ear ornaments worn by Nayarit elites in life and in funerary display. Together with the simple banded headdress across the forehead, they frame the head and mark her as a person of rank, perhaps a community matron, ritual specialist, or honored ancestor.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe right arm is bent sharply so that the forearm rests on the shoulder, cradling a tall cylindrical bowl painted with vertical cream stripes over red. This abbreviated but emphatic pose is a classic West Mexican gesture of offering, transforming the vessel into a permanent attribute that identifies her role as bearer of food or drink—whether cacao, pulque, or ritual offerings presented to the ancestors and deities. The close coupling of bowl and body, pressed against the shoulder, underscores the idea that provisioning, feasting, and ceremonial exchange were central to her identity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSize 10 inches (25.4cm) Height.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEx Glen Cove New York Collection.   Fantastic expressive example with nice paint.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Art for Eternity","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53558372532538,"sku":"17532","price":1295.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0775\/5120\/6714\/files\/17532z.jpg?v=1780421351"},{"product_id":"nayarit-lagunillas-style-polychrome-seated-female","title":"Nayarit Lagunillas Style Polychrome Seated Female","description":"\u003cp\u003eNayarit, Lagunillas style, West Mexico, ca. 300 BC–200 AD.\u003cbr\u003eDelicately modeled hollow clay figure of highly stylized form, seated in a kneeling pose with wide hips and the legs tucked beneath the body, one knee raised. The arms are drawn into elegant, loopy curves, the left hand resting across the knees and the right hand extending toward the torso, creating a graceful rhythm of line around the compact, rounded body. Overall cream‑slipped surface with traces of red and brown painted ornament, including a narrow belt at the waist and banded designs on the arms.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe head is conceived in the characteristic Lagunillas manner, with a broad, planar face framed by a helmet‑like cap and treated almost as a ritual mask: the eyes rendered as narrow slits, the nose as a simple ridge, and darker pigment defining a mask‑like field across the visage. These masked features, together with the calm, self‑contained pose, suggest an elite woman or ancestor participating in funerary or community rites within the shaft‑tomb tradition of West Mexico. .\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHeight 8 1\/4 in. (21 cm). Intact with scattered strong mineral deposits over the surface attest to long burial in the volcanic soils of Nayarit; excellent condition\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFigures like this come from the shaft‑tomb tradition of West Mexico, where families dug deep vertical shafts into the earth leading to one or more burial chambers. Ceramic figures—often in pairs or in lively groups—were placed in these chambers as companions for the dead and as images of the social world carried into the afterlife. They depict a spectrum of roles: rulers, warriors, ballplayers, musicians, dancers, couples, and individuals marked for ritual through masks, body paint, or special headdresses.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis particular figure, with her mask‑like face and painted body, almost certainly represents an elite woman participating in ritual rather than an ordinary person. The mask\/facial painting and the emphatic gesture of the arms give her an introspective, perhaps trance‑like quality; she may evoke a dancer, a medium, or a participant in funerary rites. In life, such dramatized appearances—masking, body paint, elaborate coiffure—would have been part of public performances that articulated status and mediated between the living and the ancestral dead. In the tomb, the ceramic surrogate perpetuates that role, ensuring continued participation in the social and ritual life of the community beyond death.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProvenance: Collection of Albert J. and Monique Grant, New York City, acquired 1950s–1960s; collection no. 780.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Art for Eternity","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53569931280698,"sku":"15319","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0775\/5120\/6714\/files\/15319blu_520ea8a4-ade9-463c-8a2c-0c16c3faac15.jpg?v=1780692928"},{"product_id":"chupicuaro-pottery-bi-chrome-ceremonial-tripod-vessel","title":"Chupícuaro Pottery Bi-Chrome Ceremonial Tripod Vessel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eChupícuaro culture, Guanajuato, West Mexico, ca. 400–100 B.C\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShallow, wide mouthed tripod bowl on three solid, tapering legs with vertical slit openings at the upper section of each leg. The interior is carefully slipped a warm red and painted in cream with a bold cruciform layout of nested straight and zig zag lines radiating from a central square, forming four V‑shaped fields that emphasize the concave profile of the basin. The underside is similarly slipped and painted with large angular motifs around each leg attachment, integrating the supports into the overall design. This graphic red‑on‑buff geometric scheme is characteristic of Chupícuaro tripod bowls of the Middle–Late Formative period and closely parallels examples in The Natalie Wood Collection of Pre‑Columbian Ceramics from Chupícuaro, UCLA (see particularly the tripod bowls illustrated as catalogue nos. 242 and 252).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition Intact aside from minor expected surface wear and scattered abrasions and tiny losses to the slip and painted decoration;  small formed holes at the underside of the legs, original to manufacture as an ancient suspension\/venting feature. Overall with a rich, well‑preserved surface and clear painted design\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSize: 4 1\/2 in H x 9 3\/4 In Diam x 9 3\/4 in. (11.4 x 24.8 x 24.8 cm.),\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProvenance: Ex collection of a National Insurance Company, purchased circa 1970.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Art for Eternity","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53577330426170,"sku":"17628","price":1750.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0775\/5120\/6714\/files\/17628z.jpg?v=1780930164"},{"product_id":"colima-seated-mother-child-anecdotal-figure-1","title":"Colima Seated Mother \u0026 Child Anecdotal Figure","description":"\u003cp\u003eWest Mexico,  Protoclassic, ca. 100 B.C. to A.D. 250\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA tender seated mother-and-child effigy modeled in buff clay, the woman shown cross‑legged with gently rounded limbs, supporting a small infant on her lap. She wears a low, wrapped headband or cap and a simple collar, her long hair falling in two thick tresses down the back. The oval face is framed by applied coffee‑bean eyes and small pendant ears, with a straight nose and pursed lips lending a serene expression. The infant is cradled protectively in the mother’s arms; an intimate depiction of maternal care characteristic of West Mexican shaft‑tomb sculpture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSeated mother with child depictions serve nurturing or protective roles, likely linked to fertility and renewal in mortuary contexts. Such figures are typically recovered from deep shaft tombs where they were placed as companions or guardians for the deceased\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSize: 3-7\/8 inches H. \u003cbr\u003eProvenance: Private Nevada collection. Ex. 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The simplified, almost caricatured facial modeling with prominent nose and minimal eyes; compact pose is consistent with smaller Nayarit and related Chinesco‑type figures.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSize: 4.5 in (approx. 11.4 cm) high, a miniature variant relative to the more common 10–30 cm hollow tomb figures.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLikely a tomb or household votive figure representing a ritual musician; drummer figures are a recognized Nayarit subtype associated with ceremony and performance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProvenance: From the estate of Dr. William K. Emerson (1925 – 2016), NYC.  Dr Emerson was Curator Emeritus at the American Museum of Natural History for four decades. Bill got his PhD at UC Berkeley before moving to NYC in 1955. Over a distinguished career he discovered and classified more than 100 species of mollusks on numerous voyages into the Pacific, published six books and 100 plus articles. Bill retired in 1995 as Chair of the Department of Invertebrates. He was an avid collector of pre-Columbian art throughout the 60s and 70s.  This was acquire from Kenneth Hartwell, From the estate of Dr. William K. Emerson (1925 – 2016), NYC.  Dr Emerson was Curator Emeritus at the American Museum of Natural History for four decades. Bill got his PhD at UC Berkeley before moving to NYC in 1955. Over a distinguished career he discovered and classified more than 100 species of mollusks on numerous voyages into the Pacific, published six books and 100 plus articles. Bill retired in 1995 as Chair of the Department of Invertebrates. 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His lively canine companion crouches alertly on all fours with raised tail and open mouth, the arched back defined by a neat row of raised spinal knobs and the body covered in red slip with cream highlights.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBoth figures belong to the West Mexican shaft‑tomb tradition of Jalisco, where such intimate genre scenes of humans and animals were placed as companions and storytellers for the deceased. Surfaces show worn pigments, light encrustation, and scattered mineral deposits consistent with ancient burial; minor rim and extremity wear as visible, otherwise intact.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMale figure: 3 3\/4 in (9.5 cm) H.;  Dog: 2 1\/4 in (5.7 cm) H.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCompare the lively genre scenes and dog effigies from the West Mexican shaft‑tomb tradition in major collections, where human–animal interactions and ceramic dogs play a prominent role (see, for example, West Mexican dog figures and tomb ensembles discussed by the Bowers Museum and other institutions)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProvenance: From the estate of Dr. William K. Emerson (1925 – 2016), NYC.  Dr. Emerson was Curator Emeritus at the American Museum of Natural History for four decades. Bill got his PhD at UC Berkeley before moving to NYC in 1955. Over a distinguished career he discovered and classified more than 100 species of mollusks on numerous voyages into the Pacific, published six books and 100 plus articles. Bill retired in 1995 as Chair of the Department of Invertebrates. He was an avid collector of pre-Columbian art throughout the 60s and 70s.  This was acquire from Kenneth Hartwell, From the estate of Dr. William K. Emerson (1925 – 2016), NYC.  Dr Emerson was Curator Emeritus at the American Museum of Natural History for four decades. Bill got his PhD at UC Berkeley before moving to NYC in 1955. Over a distinguished career he discovered and classified more than 100 species of mollusks on numerous voyages into the Pacific, published six books and 100 plus articles. Bill retired in 1995 as Chair of the Department of Invertebrates. 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Deep-brown negative-resist triangular elements cross the chest to form a double sash, with further resist highlights on the face and knees. The hollow body has an opening at the back\/top of the head, typical of the type. Intact, excellent condition; a nice example.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Chinesco\" (Spanish for \"Chinese-like\") is a dealer term for an elegant, refined class of Nayarit shaft-tomb figures whose serene faces reminded early collectors of East Asian features. Hasso von Winning and Sidney Newman classified the Lagunillas-region figures into types (A–E); Type B is distinguished by the rounded heart-shaped head, striated\/incised hair, slit eyes, nose ring, and resist body decoration — exactly the features seen here. These hollow figures were funerary offerings placed in deep shaft tombs (tumbas de tiro), associated with fertility and the cycles of life and death.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe negative-resist \"double sash\" across the chest and the resist highlights on face and knees are characteristic Type B surface treatments, achieved by masking areas before applying a darkening agent. The compact, knees-drawn-up seated pose is the signature Chinesco silhouette.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition: Intact, excellent condition; minor pigment loss\/wear consistent with age. Size: 8 in. H × 5-1\/4 in. W (20.3 cm × 13.3 cm)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ecf. 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The figure is decorated with red slip facial lines, necklace, armbands, and body ornaments, with softly modeled breasts, rounded limbs, prominent nose, applied ears, and a calm abstracted expression.   The figure is decorated with red slip facial lines, necklace, armbands, and body ornaments, with softly modeled breasts, rounded limbs, prominent nose, applied ears, and a calm abstracted expression. Chinesco Type C's have a broad heart-shaped to triangular heads,  red facial painting and linear body ornament like this example.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSize: 6-3\/4 x 4-3\/4 x 2-7\/8 in. (17.1 x 12.1 x 7.3 cm). \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCondition Intact with surface wear and pigment losses.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe figure would have been interred in an underground burial chamber of a West Mexican shaft tomb. Such figures are believed to have served as companions, attendants, or symbolic guardians for the dead, reflecting beliefs about clan, status, ancestry, and the afterlife. 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Modeled in red clay with red and white painted areas over a buff slip and heavy manganese deposits from burial, the seated woman cradles her infant with both arms, wearing armbands, a nose ring, and a banded headdress. Her abstract, rounded forms and gentle downward gaze give the piece a quiet, affecting personality characteristic of the finest Nayarit domestic imagery.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFigures of this type functioned as funerary offerings, placed in the deep shaft tombs of West Mexico to accompany and honor the deceased; maternal and family groups in particular celebrated lineage, fertility, and continuity, serving as enduring companions for the dead and as records of the social world of the living. The figure measures 4 7\/8 inches (12.4 cm) in height. The surface retains its original slip with characteristic mineral and manganese encrustation consistent with authentic age and burial.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCf. 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Wearing a wide-brimmed headdress, arm bands only on the left arm, which is unusual,  circular ear ornaments; and head and headdress incised with fine striations. 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The seated woman rests upon a small stool with her legs extended forward and tapered feet finished in painted bands, her hands resting gently at her belly. She wears a striped tunic and an elaborate beaded pectoral \/ necklace rendered in fine cream slip circles over the warm red-brown ground, framing her chest in a lattice of ceremonial adornment. Balanced atop her head is a distinctive lobed jar, a domestic and ritual attribute often interpreted as marking the figure's role as a bearer of offerings, sustenance, or perhaps identifying her as a potter.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"my-2 [\u0026amp;+p]:mt-4 [\u0026amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [\u0026amp;_strong:has(+br)]:align-top\"\u003eHer face carries the hallmarks of the Ixtlán style: applied \"coffee bean\" eyes, prominent hatchet nose, parted lips, projecting circular ear ornaments, and pierced septum. Traces of the original black manganese bloom and cream slip decoration remain across the surface, giving the figure the warm, earthen palette characteristic of the type. Figures of this kind were made as funerary companions, placed in the deep shaft tombs of West Mexico to accompany the dead into the afterlife.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"my-2 [\u0026amp;+p]:mt-4 [\u0026amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [\u0026amp;_strong:has(+br)]:align-top\"\u003eSize:  9½ in. (24 cm) H.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"my-2 [\u0026amp;+p]:mt-4 [\u0026amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [\u0026amp;_strong:has(+br)]:align-top\"\u003eCondition: Intact Very good condition overall. Warm original polychrome slip well-preserved with expected surface wear, minor abrasion, and characteristic mineral deposits consistent with excavation-era burial. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"my-2 [\u0026amp;+p]:mt-4 [\u0026amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [\u0026amp;_strong:has(+br)]:align-top\"\u003eMuseum Comparanda: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Lagunillas Seated Figure with Vessel, Nayarit (2005.91.10); Seated Female Figure, Nayarit (1979.206.701); Bowers Museum, Santa Ana — Figure with Jar, Nayarit, West Mexican Shaft Tomb Culture (94.11.1); Gilcrease Museum, Tulsa — Ixtlán del Río Seated Female with Bowl at Shoulder; Museum of Fine Arts, Boston — Seated Female Figurine, Nayarit (ex Vincent and Mary Price Collection)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"my-2 [\u0026amp;+p]:mt-4 [\u0026amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [\u0026amp;_strong:has(+br)]:align-top\"\u003eProvenance: Ex. collection of Y. 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The interior retains a wide, gently sloping floor consistent with use as a serving or ritual offering vessel, while the exterior shows the characteristic soft sheen and micro-crazing of long burial, with scattered calcareous encrustation and mineral deposits typical of West Mexican shaft-tomb contexts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrog and toad imagery recurs throughout Colima iconography as an emblem of fertility, water, and transformation, and the choice to integrate the effigy into the vessel's rim and body rather than as a free-standing figure reflects a well-established Colima convention of animating utilitarian forms. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSize 9-1\/4 in. (23.5 cm)  width x 3-1\/2 in. 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Its alert mammalian head features pricked, triangular ears, incised coffee-bean eyes, and a tapered snout with a subtle incised mouth. The body serves as the hollow liquid chamber, with a wide, flared spout integrated seamlessly into the upturned, flattened tail. The surface exhibits classic diagnostic signs of shaft-tomb interment, including scattered black dendritic manganese blooms, light mineral crusting, and soft burial patina across the burnished planes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn West Mexican funerary traditions, such effigies served as vital grave furnishings deposited in subterranean shaft-and-chamber tombs to accompany elite ancestors into the underworld. While the creature is traditionally cataloged as an armadillo due to its low-slung, burrowing posture and protective dorsal carapace, scholars frequently interpret these figures as complex mythical or symbolic composites—most notably a dog wearing or emerging from a carapace. In Mesoamerican cosmology, subterranean and amphibious creatures such as armadillos, dogs, and turtles were revered as potent liminal entities and psychopomps capable of navigating the watery layers of the underworld. The creature's smooth, abstracted treatment strips away superfluous detail, emphasizing volume, vitality, and architectural tension characteristic of the finest Comala-phase master potters.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMuseum Parallels\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York), Accession No. 1978.412.18: A celebrated Colima redware vessel depicting an armadillo\/dog effigy with a domed, flanged shell and tail spout, demonstrating comparable Comala-phase burnishing, sculptural inflation, and anatomic modeling.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLos Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), Accession No. M.86.296.79: A Comala-phase zoomorphic effigy vessel cataloged within the Proctor Stafford Collection, illustrating a closely related quadrupedal armadillo-type vessel with flared tail spout and comparable surface manganese oxidation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMuseo Amparo (Puebla, Mexico), Collection Object No. 52 22 002 018: A Protoclassic Colima zoomorphic container featuring a similar shelled effigy supported on four stout legs, highlighting the ritual and symbolic role of burrowing fauna in ancient West Mexican tomb deposits.  intact. 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The dark manganese-mottled reddish-brown clay exhibits an authentic aged surface texture, complete with scattered rootlet marks and mineral encrustations testifying to its ancient burial.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDimensions: Height: 3 5\/8 in. (9.2 cm)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eProvenance: Los Angeles Collection","brand":"Art for Eternity","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54045736796474,"sku":"17907","price":325.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0775\/5120\/6714\/files\/100472.jpg?v=1789245214"},{"product_id":"nayarit-ixtlan-del-rio-seated-female-figure","title":"Nayarit  Ixtlan Del Rio Seated Female Figure","description":"A striking Protoclassic West Mexican hollow earthenware sculpture (Nayarit, Ixtlán del Río style, ca. 100 BCE – 250 CE) depicts a kneeling female dignitary, expertly modeled with the distinctive stylized proportions and bold polychrome detailing characteristic of the region’s shaft tomb art. Supported stably on kneeling thighs and rear tripod-like foot projections, the figure presents a broad, rectangular torso with small modeled breasts, tapering arms folded inward with incised fingers resting against the ribs, and a tall, elongated neck. Her heart-shaped face is covered in a pale yellowish-buff slip, detailed with deep slit coffee-bean eyes, a prominent hooked nose with a modeled septum ring, an open horizontal mouth, and scalloped ears pierced for multiple ornaments. Rising above her high, sloping forehead is an elaborate tiered headdress or coiffure topped with a grooved, chimney-like finial wrapped in a beaded fillet.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe figure is richly ornamented with intricate resist and slip-painted designs against the deep reddish-brown terracotta body. A wide multi-strand beaded necklace of cream dots cascades down the center of her chest, flanked by painted armbands and wristlets. A horizontal cream band demarcates her lower body, which is decorated with negative-painted circular scrolls and dense dark manganese dioxide dendrites from centuries in a humid tomb environment. Rather than presenting an emerging infant, she assumes the classic formal pose of an elite female matriarch or ritual celebrant, personifying lineage authority, ancestral veneration, and female generative power in ancient Nayarit mortuary ideology.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMeasuring 13.5 inches high by 7.125 inches wide by 4 inches deep (34.3 cm high by 18.1 cm wide by 10.2 cm deep), the sculpture survives in exceptional overall condition, exhibiting rich, uncleaned surface root tracking, natural mineral blooms, and crisp painted pigment throughout, free of modern repainting.\u003cbr\u003eProvenance from the collection of Y. 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Adorned with a beaded torque necklace centered by an applied dual pendant, the figure also wears wrapped armbands above shortened, flaring arms with incised fingers. Most remarkable is the bold, dark painted decoration covering the hips and tapering legs, executed in dynamic, radiating geometric chevrons and linear stripes that vividly signify body paint, ritual tattooing, or ornate textile breeches. The warm reddish-buff clay ground exhibits delicate surface patination and scattered rootlet\/mineral encrustations acquired from centuries of burial in a subterranean shaft tomb.  \u003cbr\u003eDimensions: Height: 7 1\/2 in. (19 cm); taller with custom base.  Condition: Excellent ancient condition with no restoration or modern embellishment. Intact throughout, with minor age-appropriate surface abrasions, scattered mineral deposits, and remarkably crisp preservation of the dark painted geometric pigment.","brand":"Art for Eternity","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67609875317050,"sku":"18037","price":385.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0775\/5120\/6714\/files\/100621.jpg?v=1790805832"},{"product_id":"jalisco-kneeling-matron-with-rattle","title":"Jalisco Kneeling Matron with Rattle","description":"A hollow ceramic figure of a kneeling matron, originating from the shaft tomb tradition of West Mexico, dating to the Protoclassic Period, circa 100 BCE to 250 CE. \u003cbr\u003eModelled in the classic Ameca-Etzatlán style, the matriarch is portrayed kneeling upright on folded legs, her torso bare with naturally modelled breasts above a low-slung, red-slipped wrap skirt. Her elongated head features cranial deformation emphasized by a smooth crest headdress or cap, prominent rectangular tabular ears, deeply rimmed almond-shaped eyes, an aquiline nose, and an open, parted mouth showing individually articulated teeth as if frozen mid-chant or vocalizing a ritual incantation. In her extended right hand, she thrusts forward a pointed ceremonial gourd rattle, while her left arm reaches outward with an open, flattened palm displaying incised fingers in an expressive gesture of invocation, dance, or shamanic benediction.  \u003cbr\u003e The figure measures 15 inches in height by approximately 8.5 inches in width and 10 inches in depth (38.1 cm x 21.6 cm x 25.4 cm). The hollow terracotta surface is hand-burnished and coated in variegated reddish-brown, buff, and mottled charcoal-grey to black manganese slips, enriched by authentic dendritic mineral blooms and fine subterranean earthen encrustations throughout. 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Hand-modeled, the stylized standing lady with pronounced swollen hips, tapered legs, and small arms pulled inward beneath modeled breasts. The expressive face displays classic regional hallmarks, including applied oval eyes with dual deep punch-marks, drilled nostrils, an open punctate mouth, and large perforated earspools. She wears a choker necklace centered by a circular ring pendant, surmounted by an elaborate incised diadem retaining rich traces of original cinnabar-red pigment. Intact, excellent condition with characteristic firing clouds, minor age-appropriate surface wear, and presented on a custom museum-grade display mount. 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The surface is lavishly decorated in the classic Chupícuaro polychrome palette featuring rich iron-red, cream-buff, and dark chocolate-brown to black mineral slips. The vessel's shoulder and belly are organized into quadrant panels divided by vertical banded registers, framing complex stepped fret motifs, serrated zigzags, saw-tooth chevrons, and interlocking geometric elements emblematic of Chupícuaro cosmology. 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