Pre-Columbian Nayarit San Sebastián Pottery Figure Such censer stands were used

Such censer stands were used in Maya ritual ceremonies to elevate incense burners containing copal resin

This sculptural fragment preserves an expressive anthropomorphic face with elaborate headdress

jaguar imagery on funerary containers reflected the community’s desire to connect the deceased with supernatural forces and cycles of rebirth

Mounted on a custom display stand

the surface exhibits an attractive aged patina with manganese deposits consistent with long-term burial

Pre-Columbian Nayarit San Sebastián Pottery Figure Such censer stands were usedPre Columbian Nayarit San Sebastin Pottery Figure Western Mexico, ca. 100 BCE250 CE Height: 18 3 4 in. (47. 6 cm) Large and impressive hollow pottery figure from the San Sebastin tradition of ancient Nayarit, depicting a standing female figure with hands resting upon the abdomen. The figure wears a distinctive headdress, circular ear ornaments, and a neck collar, while retaining traces of red slip and darker mineralized surface deposits developed over