Two ancient ceramic figurines of women with large breasts, wearing red skirts and head coverings, posed with hands on their heads and holding shallow bowls.

Jalisco Fine Seated Females

Pair of solid pottery seated female figures, each holding a bowl on her right shoulder, and left hand held to the side of her head. Wearing a decorated headband and knee length skirt, painted red-orange highlights and details on a cream slip ground. Scattered mineral deposits on their surfaces. Both are intact

  • Pottery

  • H 6-1/4” & 4-1/2”

    15,9 cm & 11,4 cm

  • Ca. 100 B.C.-250 A.D.

  • Private NYC collection;

    Ex. Bonhams, NYC, November 2013

    Ex. Private American collection, acquired in the 1950s or earlier.

  • € 900,—

Two ancient ceramic figurines of humans with exaggerated features, painted in red and gray, standing against a black background.