Pre-Columbian Nayarit San Sebastián Pottery Figure surface wear and glaze loss

surface wear and glaze loss consistent with age

Tlatilco Culture

presents a refined and compact visage with characteristic Olmec features: almond-shaped eyes

This sculptural fragment preserves an expressive anthropomorphic face with elaborate headdress

The piece exhibits attractive age-related surface weathering and burial deposits consistent with antiquity

Pre-Columbian Nayarit San Sebastián Pottery Figure surface wear and glaze lossPre Columbian Nayarit San Sebastin Pottery Figure Western Mexico, ca. 100 BCE250 CE Height: 18 3 4 in. (47. 6 cm) Large and impressive hollow pottery figure from the San Sebastin tradition of ancient Nayarit, depicting a standing female figure with hands resting upon the abdomen. The figure wears a distinctive headdress, circular ear ornaments, and a neck collar, while retaining traces of red slip and darker mineralized surface deposits developed over