Jalisco Figure of a Warrior Guardian Figure, Ameca-Etzatlán style Protoclassic, ca. 100 B.C.-A.D. 250

European private collection
Sotheby's, New York, November 19, 1990, lot 173, consigned by the above

Overall very good condition, piece has some repairs; including proper right foot: across the arch, broken and repaired, back of heel; the helmet has repairs :restoration on the small projecting top and a crack and repair on the back left side of the helmet rim.
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Jalisco warriors are typically shown in this defensive posture conveying their confident expression of strong starring eyes in contrast to the tension and readiness shown by the clenched fingers around the spear. The protective body and head gear provide graphic clues to the clothing of this ancient guardian class. The smooth casing on the upper torso maybe animal hide, attached to a wide padded belt by tabs around the hips. The bell-shaped head gear was painted with a design possibly indicating tightly woven basketry. See Butterwick (2004:47-48, cat. nos. 6 and 7), for figures in the Andrall E. Pearson Family Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art; and Townsend (1998:290, cat. no. 138).