Sculpture from the Collection of Seymour and Alyce Lazar, Palm Springs
Sculpture from the Collection of Seymour and Alyce Lazar, Palm Springs
Four Nayarit Figures, Lagunillas Type C, Protoclassic, circa 100 BC - AD 250
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October 6, 02:25 PM GMT
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1,200 - 1,800 USD
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Four Nayarit Figures, Lagunillas Type C, Protoclassic, circa 100 BC - AD 250
Heights: 4 ⅞ in (12.5 cm); 6 ⅞ in (17.5 cm); 6 ⅝ in (16.8 cm); 4 ⅝ in (11.8 cm)
First, third, and fourth figures:
Acquired by 1971 (listed as nos. 14, 29, and 10 in the September 10, 1973 appraisal of the collection)
Second figure:
Private Collection
The Lands Beyond, New York, acquired from the above
Acquired from the above
The very small Lagunillas figures were made with as much variety and detail to posture, body decoration and jewelry as larger figures. This group includes figures with dotted, striped, cross-hatched body decoration, and a variety of nose-rings, earrings, and headbands.
See Hasso von Winning, Shaft Tomb Figures of West Mexico, Los Angeles, 1974, p. 173, fig. 315, for the type.