*Seated character

*Seated character

legs bent, head turned slightly to the left. The feet are superficially modelled, the toes evoked by grooves, and the thighs are wide. He is nude, his genitals visible, his belly slightly adipose with a hollowed navel. The chest is pronounced. The powerful shoulders are extended by two long arms, the left of which is adorned with a bracelet. The left hand rests on the knee, while the right hides the mouth. The man wears a pastillé necklace with an imposing central pendant. The elongated head is expressive. The mouth is barely visible, but the thin lips and engraved teeth are clearly visible. The nose is long and aquiline. The eyes are small and coffee-bean-shaped. On the sides, large ears each support three ornamental curls. The skull has been ritually deformed upwards and is encircled by a small headband that extends into a twisted shamanic horn. Hollow beige earthenware with beige and orange-red slip with significant traces of manganese oxide Jalisco, Mexico, 100 BC - 250 AD 55 x 35 x 30 cm Provenance : - Former Yvon Collet collection since 1968 - Former Galerie Mermoz collection since 2001 - Former Baron de Rotschild collection since 2003 - Binoche et Gicquello sale March 28, 2014 at Drouot, lot 98 of the catalog