{"product_id":"chinesco-style-seated-female-figure","title":"Chinesco Type C Seated Female Figure","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNayarit, West Mexico, Protoclassic Period, ca. 300 B.C.–  200 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eA.D.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA hand-modeled hollow ceramic figure with cream-orange bichrome slip and red-painted details, shown seated with legs forward and arms drawn to the body, the head flattened into the broad heart-shaped form associated with the Nayarit Chinesco\/Lagunillas tradition. 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSize: 6-3\/4 x 4-3\/4 x 2-7\/8 in. (17.1 x 12.1 x 7.3 cm). \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCondition Intact with surface wear and pigment losses.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\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. Seated and kneeling female figures in particular are often interpreted as representations of ancestors, mothers, or honored women within the lineage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eProvenance: Ex collection of Dan Wainberg, Houston, Texas. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Art for Eternity","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53633002766650,"sku":"16892","price":1250.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0775\/5120\/6714\/files\/16892z.jpg?v=1781988947","url":"https:\/\/howardnowes.com\/products\/chinesco-style-seated-female-figure","provider":"Art for Eternity","version":"1.0","type":"link"}