WOMAN SITTING. Her posture, with her arms... - Lot 124 - Pierre Bergé & Associés

WOMAN SITTING. Her posture, with her arms on her stomach and legs apart, refers to the pregnant woman. However, it differs from the classic iconography with the presence of a bowl placed on his head. The delicacy of the face with its fine nose and the treatment of the striated hairstyle, as well as the general harmony of this sculpture, make it a beautiful realization of Nayarit art. We find the characteristics of the Chinesco style with a triangular face and a ritual deformation of the skull. The richness of the ornaments, consisting of multiple earrings, a three-row pearl necklace and important body paintings on the thighs, indicate that this woman was part of the elite. Terracotta with dark red slip and black decoration painted in negative Culture Nayarit, Chinesco style, Mexico, 100 BC - 250 AD H_36.5 cm L_26 cm D_17 cm Origin: Arts Gallery of the Americas, acquired in the 1970s.