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LOT 2223
Jalisco Ceramic Figure of a Warrior
WEST MEXICO, CIRCA 200 B.C.-300 A.D.
14 3/4 in. (3.57 kg, 37.5 cm).
Hollow-formed terracotta warrior in aggressive stance, holding a club menacingly in both hands, and wearing jewellery in the nose and ears, and a red loincloth knotted at the front, the face with painted detailing and a painted collar around the neck.
ProvenancePrivate collection of Leo (1922-1979) and Evelyn D. Farland (1930-2025), New York, thence by descent.
LiteratureSee Butterwick K., Heritage of Power, Ancient Sculpture from West Mexico, Yale University Press, New Haven, 2004, pp.46-49, for an overview of Jalisco warrior figures.
FootnotesJalisco warrior or guardian figures were produced to accompany and protect the deceased. The barrel-shaped armour and weapons adorning these figures offer a rare glimpse into how warfare may have been conducted in ancient west Mexico.
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LOT 2223
Jalisco Ceramic Figure of a Warrior
Estimate £500 - 700€580 - 810 (for guidance only)$680 - 950 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£250 (EUR 290; USD 338) +BP*
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Pre-Columbian Jama Coaque Ecuador Terracotta Group
Circa 600-900 A.D.Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising: a vessel fragment with a high-relief head with striated hair and large earrings; a hollow-form statue fragment of a female with a large headdress and a wide collar around her neck. 190 grams total, 5.7-13 cm
From the collection of a Cambridge, UK, gentleman, by direct descent from his father, who acquired the items in London in circa 1960. -
Pre-Columbian Anthropomorphic Terracotta Figure
Regional Development Period, 300 B.C.–600 A.D.Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Depicting a highly stylised anthropomorphic character standing frontally, with a disproportionately large head, schematic facial features, and arms crossed over the chest, with the hands carefully indicated; the hair, or possibly a close-fitting headdress, rendered by a series of deeply incised parallel groove; the body tapering to a conical lower section, emphasising the abstract character of the representation; dark grey to black firing, with traces of light-coloured mineral encrustations. 8.18 grams, 41 mm
Acquired on the European art market in 1990s. English private collection. -
Jalisco Ceramic Figure of a Warrior
West Mexico, circa 200 B.C.-300 A.D.Estimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £250
Hollow-formed terracotta warrior in aggressive stance, holding a club menacingly in both hands, and wearing jewellery in the nose and ears, and a red loincloth knotted at the front, the face with painted detailing and a painted collar around the neck. 3.57 kg, 37.5 cm
Private collection of Leo (1922-1979) and Evelyn D. Farland (1930-2025), New York, thence by descent.
Jalisco warrior or guardian figures were produced to accompany and protect the deceased. The barrel-shaped armour and weapons adorning these figures offer a rare glimpse into how warfare may have been conducted in ancient west Mexico.
