Authentic Pre Columbian Artifact Goat Face Woman Jalisco Ex Arte Primitivo T104

Museum quality. Solid pottery female figure seated with her legs held to the left. Left hand held over her right breast. Having a sheep type face, with a long needle nose, pointed ears and wearing large openwork ear ornaments, elongated tapered slab type head. Wearing a rope twist headband and knee length skirt decorated with a linear block textile pattern. Painted white highlights and details on a red-brown slip ground. Scattered areas of mineral deposits on the surface. Some normal scattered paint wear with minor losses, otherwise intact. A very nice example.

SIGNED: Unsigned
COLOR: Red Tan
DATE OF CREATION: Pre-1800
MATERIAL: Ceramic & Porcelain
REGION OF ORIGIN: Mexico
MAKER: Pre-Columbian Potter
CREATED: Approximately 100 BC to 250 AD
SIZE TYPE/LARGEST DIMENSION: 8 ¾ inches tall, 4 ¾ inches wide, weighs 713 grams.
PROVENANCE 3: Ex. Arte Primitivo Gallery, Downtown Manhattan, NYC 2024.
AUTHENTICITY GUARANTEE: Lifetime
LISTED BY: The Chapman Collection
TYPE: Pottery
MANGANESE DIOXIDE REACTION TEST RESULTS: Positive reaction indicative of about 2000 years of burial
PROVENANCE 2: Private Nevada collection.
ESTIMATED VALUE BY HOWARD ROSE, OWNER OF ARTE PRIMITIVO GALLERY: $1200-$1800
PROVENANCE 1: Ex. Dr. David Harner collection, Arkansas, 1950’s - 1960’s
ORIGINAL/REPRODUCTION: Original
STYLE: Pre-Columbian
AREA OF ORIGIN: Mexico