A Jalisco terracotta figure of a seated male figure, a warrior, holding a club on his left arm. He wears a crested headdress, ear plugs, and a double strand necklace and is sitting with legs akimbo, hands resting on his knees whilst cradling the club. Some remaining red orange painted highlights.
 
Pre-Columbian West Mexico, Jalisco: Circa 100 BC - 250 AD.
 
Very Fine condition, complete and intact; light accretions remaining.
Height 11.7 cms (4.6 ins)
 
Provenance: Estate of Eugene (1899-1985) and Hedwig (1897-1989) Fleischhacker, Ontario, Canada and New Hampshire. Collected 1950's-1970's. To family by descent.
 
See our blog post on Pre-Columbian Mesoamerica