Large Pre-Columbian Maya Orangeware Female Figure 300 BCE–500 CE

300 BCE–500 CE

A striking and evocative ceramic figure from the Nayarit culture of ancient West Mexico

painted in cream

Texas on October 5

making this example an exceptionally important rediscovery for the study of Egyptian funerary art

Large Pre-Columbian Maya Orangeware Female Figure 300 BCE–500 CELarge Maya Orangeware Female Figure Pre Columbian, Maya culture, Tiquisate region, Guatemala, ca. 600900 CEHeight: 10 in. (26. 7 cm) A superb and finely modeled orangeware female figure, depicting a seated woman adorned with a broad headdress and prominent earspools. The figures sculptural volume is enhanced by the rounded chest and arms drawn inward toward the torso in a gesture of composure. The expressive face features a pronounced nose, large