Nayarit, Mexico, Proto-Classic, 100 BC - 250 AD

Princeton, Princeton University Art Museum, The Stanley J. Seeger Jr. Collection, 1961, no.156, illustrated in the catalogue

Minor cracks to the top of the head-dress. Losses to both earrings, more notable on the proper left. Chips to the end of the nose. The proper left arm is broken and reattached, with visible over-painting at the join (a dark area visible in the catalogue illustration). Pot broken and repaired to the proper left side, facing the neck. Slight surface cracking throughout the skirt, with repairs and restoration, more notably to the left side and the bottom left corner, rising towards the centre. Restorations, visible over-painting, and glued repairs to the proper left legs. Wear, small losses and slight cracking throughout.
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