Description: This remarkable two-thousand plus year-old standing male and female couple display a placid countenance; each figure wears a tight headdress, multiple ear ornaments and a nasal ring. The female is nude and her male companion wears a garment covering his lower torso and he holds a ball in his raised right hand. Vent-holes concealed in their ears insured the safe firing of these large, hollow terracotta figures and ample manganese dioxide deposits provide incontrovertible evidence of prolonged interment. The male figure is 12" (30.4 cm) tall, 9" (23 cm) wide, and 4" (10.1 cm) front-to-back; The female figure is 12" (30.4 cm) tall, 8.25" (21 cm) wide, and 4" (10.1 cm) front-to-back; both figures have insignificantly restored to excellent condition.STANDING COUPLEAmeca Etzatlán Jalisco, Mexico Proto-Classic Period, 300 B.C. - 200 C.E. Provenance: Sotheby Parke-Bernet Gallery in New York City, 11/07/1980, sale 4465Y, lot 295, illustrated in the catalog (penultimate image) Comparables: Gallagher, "Companions of the Dead: Ceramic Tomb Sculpture from Ancient West Mexico," fig. 123; Von Winning, “Shaft Tomb Figures of West Mexico,” figs. 146 & 196; Proctor Stafford Collection, LA Museum of Art, "Sculpture of Ancient West Mexico," page 117. Free shipping, Delivery Confirmation tracking and insurance within continental U.S. Overseas buyer, add $500 shipping costs; customs or other importation costs -- if any -- are the sole responsibility of the buyer. GUARANTEE OF AUTHENTICITYThe authenticity of these figures is fully guaranteed by the seller, a longtime educator and Senior Member of the American Society of Appraisers (retired), certified Specialist in Pre-Columbian Art. Your figures will be carefully packed, insured and promptly shipped with a signed and registered Certificate of Authenticity. If not to U.S. buyer’s satisfaction, this artwork may be returned as shipped within thirty days of purchase for a purchase price refund minus 10% re-stocking fee for return of item in original condition and shipping materials; buyer pays return shipping and insurance. Check out my other items and be sure to add me to your favorites list! Images may be enlarged to provide greater detail. All rights reserved for all countries. No part of the contents of this page may be reproduced without prior written permission of the seller. Copyright © Rod Rogers, 2022.
Price: 10000 USD
Location: Merrick, New York
End Time: 2024-08-25T12:19:21.000Z
Shipping Cost: 0 USD
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Restocking Fee: 10%
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 14 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Style: Latin American
Maker: Jalisco Artisan
Material: Terracotta
Original/Reproduction: Original
Color: Beige
