NAYARIT
of considerable size. One features motifs in the shape of raptor talons, personifying an ideogram probably associated with the power of the shaman...
*Shaman standing warrior
- Description
*Shaman standing warrior
body protected by circular armor. He holds a powerful club in his hands and wears a bicorne helmet. His face displays a youthful, vigorous and intense expression. He seems ready to fight his enemy with courage and determination. Coffee-red, beige and orange terracotta with traces of manganese oxides, good overall condition Nayarit, San Sebastian, western Mexico, 100 B.C.-250 A.D. 53.3 x 18.5 x 22.8 cm Provenance: Former Yvon Collet collection since 1969. Galerie Mermoz, 1989. Bibliography: Coast to Coast, Rijksmuseum Voor Volkenkunde editions, Leiden 1993, p.314, fig.294 for a very similar warrior. A thermoluminescence analysis from the QED laboratory will be sent to the purchaser.Sale ended
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€4,500 - €5,500
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€3,750
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