Lot Essay
Cf. Townsend, no. 150, for the female figure
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EL ARENAL STYLE, PROTOCLASSIC, CA. 100 B.C. - 250 A.D.
Details
NAYARIT COUPLE
EL ARENAL STYLE, PROTOCLASSIC, ca. 100 B.C. - 250 A.D.
each standing on arched feet, arms to the sides, hunched shoulders marked with scarification, chin jutting forward, lips parted as if in speech, solely adorned with jewelry and painted in reddish brown with decorative details in cream.
Heights 17 1/2 in. and 17 1/8 in. (44.5 cm and 43.8 cm.) (2)
EL ARENAL STYLE, PROTOCLASSIC, ca. 100 B.C. - 250 A.D.
each standing on arched feet, arms to the sides, hunched shoulders marked with scarification, chin jutting forward, lips parted as if in speech, solely adorned with jewelry and painted in reddish brown with decorative details in cream.
Heights 17 1/2 in. and 17 1/8 in. (44.5 cm and 43.8 cm.) (2)
Provenance
Acquired in the early 1980s