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PRE COLUMBIAN NAYARIT

• Pre-Columbian. Seated Nayarit
  Pre-Columbian. Seated Nayarit figure. earthenware with applied pigment. 14 h × 6 w × 5 d in. result: $910. estimate: $1,000–1,500. Provenance: Private Estate, Maryland
• A Pair of Pre-Columbian Figures
  A Pair of Pre-Columbian Figures Nayarit depicting standing figures with headdresses retaining some of the original paint. Height 6 3/4 inches.
• PRE COLUMBIAN NAYARIT LARGE MALE
  PRE COLUMBIAN NAYARIT LARGE MALE STATUEPreColumbian Nayarit or Jalisco vessel or statue (piece is hollow, with a sizable hole in the top of the head) in the shape of a naked man. Measures about 19" tall. Feet are both broken just in front of the ankles. shipping info This item will need to be shipped by a packing company of your choice. We maintain a list of reliable shippers, or you may choose your own.
• PRE-COLUMBIAN NAYARIT POTTERY
  PRE-COLUMBIAN NAYARIT POTTERY FIGUREPre-Columbian Nayarit Pottery Guardian or Warrior Figure , h. 7 in Provenance: Ben H. Ward, Houston Texas, April 1, 1990.
• *A Mexican Pre-Columbian Terracotta
  *A Mexican Pre-Columbian Terracotta Figure Nayarit depicted in a standing pose with a vessel in his right hand and having remnants of polychrome geometric decoration throughout. Height 12 3/8 inches.
• *A Mexican Pre-Columbian Terracotta
  *A Mexican Pre-Columbian Terracotta Figure Nayarit the figure wearing a double pointed hat and holding a long object depicted in a standing pose bearing remnants of polychrome decoration throughout together with a smaller seated figure. Height 9 1/4 inches.
• PRE-COLUMBIAN POTTERY VESSELS,
  PRE-COLUMBIAN POTTERY VESSELS, JALISCO COLIMA NAYARITPre-Columbian, West Mexico, Jalisco, Colima, & Nayarit, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A collection of 4 hand-built pottery bowls and jars made by ancient west Mexican cultures. Pottery was a crucial part of Mesoamerica - used for cooking and storage, forms were both utilitarian and ritualistic. Most west Mexican cultures practiced shaft tomb burials that contained not only the remains of the deceased but pottery vessels and figurines to accompany the owner to the afterlife- the vessels may have held food, drink, or possessions. This group is nearly perfectly preserved, possibly due to their intentional interment! Size: 6" Diameter x 4" H (15.2 cm x 10.2 cm) Provenance: ex-Marc Amiguet Schmitt estate, Amiguet's Ancient Art, Evansville, Indiana, USA, acquired prior to January 1, 2010 All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #175036 Condition: Minor nicks and chips, otherwise all are intact without repairs or restoration. Remains of vegetal matter inside red jar. Nice manganese blooms throughout and root marks.
• *A Mexican Pre-Columbian Terracotta
  *A Mexican Pre-Columbian Terracotta Figure Nayarit the male figure depicted in a standing pose having remnants of polychrome decoration throughout. Height 10 1/2 inches.
• PRE-COLUMBIAN NAYARIT POTTERY
  PRE-COLUMBIAN NAYARIT POTTERY FIGURE OF A WOMAN Southwestern Mexico, circa 200 B.C. - 300 A.D.; a kneeling woman wearing a tunic and tall cap, holding a jar on her left shoulder, 11 3/4 in. H.
• A Pre-Columbian Pottery Couple
  A Pre-Columbian Pottery Couple Nayarit the seated male carrying an instrument in his right raised hand; the seated female with a bowl height 10 7/8 in. and 10 1/2 in. respectively. (2 pcs.) Provenance: Estate Collection San Antonio TX acquired during family visits to Latin America 1950s.
• PRE-COLUMBIAN NAYARIT CERAMIC
  PRE-COLUMBIAN NAYARIT CERAMIC FEMALE FIGURINE Pre-Columbian Nayarit ceramic pottery seated female figurine, with painted necklace, earrings, and hair ornaments. 9" H x 5.5" W.
• PRE-COLUMBIAN NAYARIT FIGURE OF A
  PRE-COLUMBIAN NAYARIT FIGURE OF A SEATED MAN Southwestern Mexico, circa 200 B.C. - 300 A.D.; portraying a male figure, sitting with legs drawn up, elbows resting on the knees; red earthenware with traces of white slip, 10 in. H.
• PRE-COLUMBIAN NAYARIT SEATED FIGURE
  PRE-COLUMBIAN NAYARIT SEATED FIGURE REDWARE STATUE Ancient pre-Columbian, Nayarit, Mexican, circa 100 BCE to 250 CE, hand-built ceramic pottery redware sculpture of a seated male figure with arms crossed and wearing a headdress and multi-strand necklace. 9.75 H x 5.5" W x 5.5" D. Provenance: Property from a 239 Central Park West estate. Acquired prior to 1980.
• PRE-COLUMBIAN NAYARIT SEATED FEMALE
  PRE-COLUMBIAN NAYARIT SEATED FEMALE FIGURINE Pre-Columbian Nayarit ceramic pottery seated female figurine holding a cup, with painted earrings, necklace, skirt and hair. 10.5" H x 6" W.
• PRE-COLUMBIAN TERRACOTTA FIGURE
  PRE-COLUMBIAN TERRACOTTA FIGURE Nayarit-Chinesco Mexico, 800-1200 AD, representing a standing, solid flattened form female figure having braided headband, necklace and skirt, decorated with white paint over red-brown clay. 7 1/4" tall, intact. Freestanding, encrusted. Includes teak museum stand.
• PRE-COLUMBIAN NAYARIT POTTERY
  PRE-COLUMBIAN NAYARIT POTTERY FIGURE, HT. 6.75"Pre-Columbian Nayarit Pottery Figure, 200 BCE - 200 CE. Provenance: The Miles and Shirley Fiterman Collection, Minneapolis, MN. Size: 6.75'' x 3'' x 2.75'' (17 x 8 x 7 cm). Please Note: There Are No Hidden or Confidential Reserves in this Auction; All Acceptable Bidding Commences at the Online Start Price.
• PRE-COLUMBIAN TERRACOTTA FIGURE
  PRE-COLUMBIAN TERRACOTTA FIGURE Nayarit Culture, Western Mexico, in the San Sebastian style. Figure of a Seated Warrior with hands on hips, Shaft Tomb Culture 250 BC-250 AD. Terracotta with white and black geometric decoration. 4 3/4" tall. Very good condition, encrusted.
• PRE-COLUMBIAN NAYARIT POTTERY
  PRE-COLUMBIAN NAYARIT POTTERY WARRIOR, HT. 17.5"Pre-Columbian Nayarit Pottery Warrior with Armor and Club, 200 BCE - 200 CE. Provenance: The Miles and Shirley Fiterman Collection, Minneapolis, MN. Size: 17.5'' x 7'' x 5.5'' (44 x 18 x 14 cm). Please Note: There Are No Hidden or Confidential Reserves in this Auction; All Acceptable Bidding Commences at the Online Start Price.
• PRE-COLUMBIAN NAYARIT POTTERY
  PRE-COLUMBIAN NAYARIT POTTERY ZOOMORPHIC VESSEL, HT. 7....Pre-Columbian Nayarit Pottery Zoomorphic Vessel, 200 BCE - 200 CE. Provenance: The Miles and Shirley Fiterman Collection, Minneapolis, MN. Size: 7.75'' x 7'' x 8.5'' (20 x 18 x 22 cm). Please Note: There Are No Hidden or Confidential Reserves in this Auction; All Acceptable Bidding Commences at the Online Start Price.
• PRE-COLUMBIAN NAYARIT POTTERY
  PRE-COLUMBIAN NAYARIT POTTERY FIGURE, HT. 7.5"Pre-Columbian Nayarit Pottery Gourd-shaped Figure, 200 BCE - 200 CE. Provenance: The Miles and Shirley Fiterman Collection, Minneapolis, MN. Size: 7.5" x 5.5" x 5" (19 x 14 x 13 cm). Please Note: There Are No Hidden or Confidential Reserves in this Auction; All Acceptable Bidding Commences at the Online Start Price.
• TWO PRE-COLUMBIAN NAYARIT POTTERY
  TWO PRE-COLUMBIAN NAYARIT POTTERY FIGURESTwo Pre-Columbian Nayarit Pottery Figures. 200 BCE- 200 CE. Provenance: The Miles and Shirley Fiterman Collection, Minneapolis, MN. Sizes: 1) 3'' x 2.5'' x 1.5'' (8 x 6 x 4 cm); Height on stand: 4.5" (11 cm); 2) 4.75'' x 3.5'' x 2.5'' (12 x 9 x 6 cm). Please Note: There Are No Hidden or Confidential Reserves in this Auction; All Acceptable Bidding Commences at the Online Start Price.
• PRE-COLUMBIAN NAYARIT POTTERY
  PRE-COLUMBIAN NAYARIT POTTERY WARRIOR, HT. 20"Pre-Columbian Nayarit Pottery Warrior Figure with Armor and Club. 200 BCE - 200 CE. Provenance: The Miles and Shirley Fiterman Collection, Minneapolis, MN. Size: 20'' x 7.5'' x 8'' (51 x 19 x 20 cm). Please Note: There Are No Hidden or Confidential Reserves in this Auction; All Acceptable Bidding Commences at the Online Start Price.
• PRE-COLUMBIAN NAYARIT POTTERY
  PRE-COLUMBIAN NAYARIT POTTERY STANDING WARRIOR, HT. 10....Pre-Columbian Nayarit Pottery Standing Warrior. 200 BCE- 200 CE. Provenance: The Miles and Shirley Fiterman Collection, Minneapolis, MN. Size: 14.5'' x 10.5'' x 5'' (37 x 27 x 13 cm). Please Note: There Are No Hidden or Confidential Reserves in this Auction; All Acceptable Bidding Commences at the Online Start Price.
• PRE-COLUMBIAN NAYARIT POTTERY
  PRE-COLUMBIAN NAYARIT POTTERY FEMALE FIGURE, HT. 15"Pre-Columbian Nayarit Pottery Seated Female Figure. Depicted with earrings, four-strand necklace, and bracelets on wrists and upper arms. Provenance: The Miles and Shirley Fiterman Collection, Minneapolis, MN. Size: 15'' x 10'' x 9.5'' (38 x 25 x 24 cm). Please Note: There Are No Hidden or Confidential Reserves in this Auction; All Acceptable Bidding Commences at the Online Start Price.
• *A Pair of Mexican Pre-Columbian
  *A Pair of Mexican Pre-Columbian Terracotta Figures Nayarit each seated figure with headbands and having one arm raised bearing remnants of polychrome decoration throughout. Height of taller 7 1/2 inches.
• PRE-COLUMBIAN NAYARIT POTTERY
  PRE-COLUMBIAN NAYARIT POTTERY FEMALE FIGURE, HT. 18.5"Pre-Columbian Nayarit Pottery Standing Female Figure. 200 BCE - 200 CE. Provenance: The Miles and Shirley Fiterman Collection, Minneapolis, MN. Size: 18.5'' x 8.5'' x 6.5'' (47 x 22 x 17 cm). Please Note: There Are No Hidden or Confidential Reserves in this Auction; All Acceptable Bidding Commences at the Online Start Price.
• PRE-COLUMBIAN NAYARIT SCULPTURE
  PRE-COLUMBIAN NAYARIT SCULPTURE OF A SEATED MALE HOLDING AN IMPLEMENT= Pre-Columbian Nayarit sculpture of a seated male holding an implement 9"h x 5"w x 3"d
• PRE-COLUMBIAN NAYARIT POTTERY
  PRE-COLUMBIAN NAYARIT POTTERY FIGURE, HT. 9"Pre-Columbian Nayarit Pottery Standing Figure, 200 BCE - 200 CE. Provenance: The Miles and Shirley Fiterman Collection, Minneapolis, MN. Size: 9'' x 7.75'' x 2'' (23 x 20 x 5 cm). Please Note: There Are No Hidden or Confidential Reserves in this Auction; All Acceptable Bidding Commences at the Online Start Price.
• MEXICO, NAYARIT PRE-COLUMBIAN STYLE
  MEXICO, NAYARIT PRE-COLUMBIAN STYLE GOURD VESSEL Red speckled clay, ribbed shoulder below wide mouth, old collection inventory number on underside.
• THREE PRE-COLUMBIAN NAYARIT POTTERY
  THREE PRE-COLUMBIAN NAYARIT POTTERY FIGURES, HT. 6.5"Three Pre-Columbian Nayarit Pottery Figures. 200 BCE - 200 CE. Provenance: The Miles and Shirley Fiterman Collection, Minneapolis, MN. Sizes: 1) 6.75'' x 4'' x 2'' (17 x 10 x 5 cm); 2) 6.5'' x 4'' x 1.75'' (17 x 10 x 4 cm); 3) 6.5'' x 4'' x 2.5'' (17 x 10 x 6 cm). Please Note: There Are No Hidden or Confidential Reserves in this Auction; All Acceptable Bidding Commences at the Online Start Price.
• PRE-COLUMBIAN NAYARIT TERRACOTTA
  PRE-COLUMBIAN NAYARIT TERRACOTTA FIGURE Likely c. 100 BCE - 250 CE, Mexican, male figure seated with legs crossed, holding a mirror, 17"h x 10.75"w x 7.25"d
• PRE-COLUMBIAN NAYARIT POTTERY
  PRE-COLUMBIAN NAYARIT POTTERY WARRIOR FIGURE, HT. 12.5"...Pre-Columbian Nayarit Pottery Warrior Figure with Barrel Armor and Club. 200 BCE - 200 CE. Provenance: The Miles and Shirley Fiterman Collection, Minneapolis, MN. Size: 12.5'' x 5'' x 4.5'' (32 x 13 x 11 cm). Please Note: There Are No Hidden or Confidential Reserves in this Auction; All Acceptable Bidding Commences at the Online Start Price.
• A PRE-COLUMBIAN FIGURE OF A NAYARIT
  A PRE-COLUMBIAN FIGURE OF A NAYARIT CHINESCO STYLE SEATED MOTHER AND CHILD A Pre-Columbian figure of a Nayarit Chinesco style seated mother and child, buff clay traces red paint, 5.5"h
• MEXICO, TWO NAYARIT PRE-COLUMBIAN
  MEXICO, TWO NAYARIT PRE-COLUMBIAN STYLE CERAMICS The first being a helmeted seated figure holding a mace, red pottery with black speckles and white paint decoration (13-3/4 in.) (Losses to rear leg; the head and shoulders broken off and re-glued; losses to front and back of right shoulder); the second being a rotund female with brown painted surfaces and incised hair at spout (7-1/4 in.) (Light surface wear; intact).
• JALISCO POTTERY JAR + NAYARIT
  JALISCO POTTERY JAR + NAYARIT POTTERY FEMALE FIGUREPre-Columbian, West Mexico, Jalisco and Nayarit, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A pair of hand-built pottery artifacts from ancient West Mexico. First is a Jalisco piriform jar with a flared foot surrounding an open bottom, a spherical body adorned with a register of connected diamonds, and vertical frets surrounding the neck. Next is a Nayarit standing female figure who presents nude while holding both arms to her waist. Her elongated head features slit-form eyes and mouth, a bulbous nose, and a tall forehead surmounted by a centrally parted coiffure, all covered in red and red-orange pigment. Size (Nayarit figure): 3.125" W x 8.1" H (7.9 cm x 20.6 cm); 8.3" H (21.1 cm) on included custom stand; (Jalisco jar): 3.1" W x 6.2" H (7.9 cm x 15.7 cm) Provenance: private Lumberton, Texas, USA collection, acquired before 2010 All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm. Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping. #169628 Condition: Figure has head reattached along neckline, with restoration to proper right ear and arm, and resurfacing with overpainting along new material and break lines. Neck of vessel reattached to top of lower body, with small chips and light adhesive residue along break lines. Both pieces have minor abrasions and fading to pigment in scattered areas, with extensive encrustations within vessel body. Nice preservation to overall forms.
• NAYARIT IXTLAN DEL RIO POLYCHROME
  NAYARIT IXTLAN DEL RIO POLYCHROME SEATED MALEPre-Columbian, West Mexico, Nayarit, Ixtlan del Rio, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A polychrome terracotta male figure, seated in a cross-legged position, holding a rattle, mirror, or fan-shaped object in his left hand, raising it up towards his mouth and appearing to kiss it, and holding a tubular object in the grasp of his right hand. Highly decorated, he wears an fancy headband, earrings, a nose ring, and multiple armbands - and his torso is painted with undulating lines of red, ochre, and black hues - probably intended to represent a textile tunic or body paint as his penis is revealed. He looks out with large almond-shaped eyes, ears adorned with ornaments, and a decorative band with plaited tendrils pulled back over his head. The level of detail is impressive, and all is executed in a style distinct to the Ixtlan del Rio variety of Nayarit figures. A beautiful example from the ancients of Western Mexico. Size: 5.125" L x 7.875" W x 11.75" H (13 cm x 20 cm x 29.8 cm) Provenance: ex-Barakat Gallery, Beverly Hills, California, USA, acquired prior to 2000 All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm. Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping. #162047 Condition: Legs repaired and reattached. Right arm reattached. Head reattached but difficult to discern. Losses to nose, ears, headband, left nipple, pinky finger on left hand and other high-pointed areas. Expected surface wear commensurate with age, but nice surviving pigmentation. Scattered mineral deposits grace the surface as do wonderful root marks.