Lot 220

Nayarit (Tarascan) Seated Woman Holding a Cup

Estimate: $300 - $500

Price Realized: $416 Includes buyer's premium

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Lot 220
Nayarit (Tarascan) Seated Woman Holding a Cup
Description
A Polychrome clay figure of a seated woman with elaborate jewelry holding a cup, raised on a wood plinth base, attributed to the 1st Millennium AD, with 1956 receipt from Andre Emmerich.
Details
terracotta
12 x 6 x 7 1/2 inches
Provenance
From the Collection of Barbara Neski
purchased 1956 from Andre Emmerich, NYC
Condition
repair under chin and on top of head, crack along bottom, loss to lower back and back of head


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