A Nayarit Male Figure and Female Figure, Ixtlàn polychrome style, Protoclassic, ca. 100 B.C.-A.D. 250

each with youthful and composed expression marked by recessed eyes and sharp chins,  the male a ballplayer and the  female clasping a small bowl to her chest, each decorated with geometric body designs, with bold curvilinear markings on the woman's face, and the male with prominent dot pattern on his back, each with multiple earrings, nose ornaments and armbands.  

Acquired prior to 1972

On the female, damages and repairs on the lower portion of the body, she is broken and repaired on the skirt, with some small losses on the lap, also repaired at the neck, the shin of right foot. The male similarly repaired across the buttocks and thighs, repaired cracks on the upper chest ,> Generally the faces and ornaments very good.
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Cf. Holsbeke and Arnaut (1998: pl. 86), for the facial types.