Nayarit Pottery Semi-Nude Female Figure – Akimbo Stance (Auction 2026-06-05, Lot 49)

$321.25

Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Nayarit, ca. 100 BCE to 250 CE.

A warm terracotta Nayarit female figure stands akimbo with confident poise, her bare chest and exposed breasts contrasted by a simple skirt, while armbands, a necklace, a nose ring, and a headband frame her as a dignified and adorned presence within West Mexican shaft tomb tradition. Size: 4.5″ W x 6.4″ H (11.4 cm x 16.3 cm)

Provenance: private Colorado, USA collection; ex-private Los Angeles, California, USA collection; ex-major gallery, Beverly Hills, California, USA, primarily acquired between 1985 and 2005

Condition: Repair and restoration to head with proper left earspool missing and repainting over break lines. Weathering to surface as shown with chip to bottom hem of skirt and abrasion s in areas. Liberal remaining detail and rich mineral deposits throughout.