Nayarit Kneeling Ceramic Figure

Nayarit Kneeling Ceramic Figure

Polychrome Nayarit figure of a kneeling male. Red burnished slip decorated with black and gold slip. Figure has elongated head with incised hair, facial decorations, elongated ears. Head is hollow, with a hole at top. Figure has a wide body, very slim arms without defined hands. Back of figure has a sticker with number 951. Head has been broken off and repaired.
  • Object: Nayarit Kneeling Ceramic Figure
  • Artist: -
  • Circa: Preclassic - earlier than 200 CE
  • Dimensions: 6.75" H X 4" W X 2.25" D
  • Culture Area: Mesoamerica
  • Cultural Group: Nayarit
  • Cultural Context: -
  • Donor: Charlotte Reiter
  • Catalog #: 121.015