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A VETERAN JALISCO SEATED WRESTLER IN A UNIQUE POSE, AMECA TYPE,PROTOCLASSIC.
Anthropos Gallery
This Jalisco wrestler, resting his left hand on his raised knee, right hand to his chin. Applied cicitrice on his shoulders with upper arm bands and leg bands, crisscrossed head band with applied adornment elements and a raised crest on top of the headdress. Painted red-brown shorts and neck, white highlights arm and leg bands.
$3,500.00
Artwork details
Origin
Unknown Jalisco artist, West Mexico, Ameca Style, Protoclassic, circa 100 B.C. to A.D. 250.
Dimension
H 15.5IN x W 11.5IN
H 39.37CM x W 29.21CM
Provenance
1) Fernandez Family Collection by descent from Dr. R. Fernandez, MD, 1940s to Mr. R. Portillo.
2) Ex-Private Meza Family Collection, Whittier, California. Acquired during the 1960s.
Condition
Rejoined from a few large pieces with fill over the break lines, minor stable age crack above his left breast....Otherwise good condition.