NAYARIT STANDING COUPLE, IXTLÀN DEL RÍO STYLEPROTOCLASSIC, CIRCA 100 BC- AD 250 |

John Jordan, Los Angeles
Edwin and Cherie Silver, Los Angeles, acquired from above between 1968 and 1970

Inventoried by Hasso von Winning, March 28, 1970, no. 38, a and b

The lively ancestor couple is a classic portrayal of the marriage pairs of the Ixtlán style, each figure displaying an accoutrement denoting their societal roles. Here the male wields the crescentic axe and the female balances a striped bowl and holds a small fan. Their broad stout bodies are ornamented with fine jewelry and elaborate clothing that denote their elevated status.