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Here is a dramatically posed ceramic female figure; her head leans forward with chin and right hand resting on her flexed right knee and her left leg is folded in a kneeling position. She wears a skirt, a close-fitting cap, long tasseled ear-ornaments and arm bracelets.

This type of distinctively posed figures are sometimes referred to as “Thinker” figures in the literature and have been recovered within the rich archaeological region encompassing Ameca and neighboring San Juanito in Jalisco.

8.75" (22.2 cm) tall x 6" (15.3 cm) wide and 6.25" (15.8 cm) front-to-back.

This remarkable figure is in EXCELLENT CONDITION commensurate with age.

Seated Female “Thinker” Figure
San Juanito/Ameca, Jalisco, West Mexico
Proto-Classic Period, 250 B.C.E. - 100 C.E.

Comparables

A virtually identical Jalisco figure sold for $2,600.00 at Sotheby's in New York on 11/05/1980, lot 142, illustrated in the catalog (see last photo)

Anton, Ferdinand. "Women in Pre-Columbian America" 1973

Gallagher. "Companions of the Dead: Ceramic Tomb Sculpture from Ancient West Mexico," fig. 128;

Von Winning “Shaft Tomb Figures of West Mexico,” figs. 147/148.

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GUARANTEE OF AUTHENTICITY

The authenticity of this artifact is guaranteed by the seller, a longtime Senior Member of the American Society of Appraisers (retired),

Certified Specialist in Pre-Columbian Art.

Your antiquity will be shipped with a signed and registered Certificate of Authenticity including an image, description, dimensions and provenance. This seller has been a conscientious collector, educator and dedicated scholar of New World antiquities for over a half-century. He has complied with UNESCO, federal/local legislation and never consciously acquired, traded in or sold illicitly recovered antiquities.

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.

CAVEAT EMPTOR: The marketplace is now overwhelmed with FAKE "pre-Columbian" items. Therefore, the prospective buyer is advised to deal ONLY with recognized Pre-Columbian Art specialists and be prepared to pay a legitimate price for AUTHENTIC antiquities with legal provenance and bona-fide guarantees of authenticity. Unrealistically low prices for forgeries, reproductions or illegal material offered by uninformed vendors represent neither true “bargains” nor wise fiscal investments.

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