{"product_id":"nayarit-pottery-anthropomorphic-smoker-figure","title":"Nayarit Pottery Anthropomorphic “smoker” Figure","description":"\u003cp\u003eWest Mexico, circa 300 BCE–300 CE.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHand-modeled in openwork form, the figure sits with bent legs and tubular arms framing a hollow center, holding an oversized pipe or staff to the mouth. The broad, flat, wide-brim headdress and sharply profiled head give the figure a striking, almost modernist silhouette.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe body is covered in a red and cream slip-painted tunic with vertical striping, now softly muted from age and burial, with scattered mineral deposits emphasizing the ancient surface. The piece is intact, with only minor age-commensurate wear and small losses to the slip, and displays beautifully from all angles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHeight 4 inches (10.6 cm).\u003cbr\u003eProvenance: Ex private Kingston, New York collection, from a prominent long-time collector of West Mexican antiquities.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis compact yet highly sculptural figure is an evocative example of Nayarit shaft-tomb art, ideal for a focused Pre-Columbian collection and an unusually strong unique piece.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Art for Eternity","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53730024915258,"sku":"14890","price":495.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0775\/5120\/6714\/files\/14890z.jpg?v=1783969450","url":"https:\/\/howardnowes.com\/products\/nayarit-pottery-anthropomorphic-smoker-figure","provider":"Art for Eternity","version":"1.0","type":"link"}