Lot 85
  • 85

Nayarit Seated Male Figure, San Sebastian Style Protoclassic, Circa 100 BC - 250 AD

Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 USD
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Description

  • terracotta
  • Height: 28 1/2 in (72.4 cm)

Provenance

Dr Eli B. Cohen and Aimee Cohen, Los Angeles
Thence by descent
Sotheby's, New York, November 20, 2000, lot 286, consigned by the above
Private Collection, acquired at the above auction

Exhibited

Bowers Museum, Santa Ana, long term loan, 1979 - 1980

Condition

Overall very good condition. Has break and repair at neck. Stabilized crack in lower abdomen as shown. Stabilized crack at back of upper torso. Nice detail at back of coiffure.
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