Jalisco Terracotta Seated Hunchback Figure - Ritual Scarification

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Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Jalisco, ca. 100 BCE – 300 CE. A hunched figure modeled in warm buff terracotta draws the body inward: knees propped high, arms folded and crossed atop them, the torso leaning forward as though caught mid-contemplation. The elongated cranium and slit-cut eyes flanking a prominent, sharply ridged nose mark the piece unmistakably as West Mexican work of the Jalisco style. Raised clay pellets stipple the shoulders and back, evoking the ritual scarification or dermal ornament that distinguished status and identity among these communities. The pronounced spinal curvature identifies the subject as a hunchback, a form recurrent in Jalisco funerary sculpture. Such figures, likely interred within shaft tombs, may have served as companions for the dead, embodying individuals accorded special regard for their perceived proximity to the supernatural. Size: 5.4" H x 4.8" W x 4.4" D (13.7 cm H x 12.2 cm W x 11.2 cm D). The shaft-tomb tradition of West Mexico (Jalisco, Nayarit, and Colima) flourished from roughly the last century BCE into the early centuries CE, producing hollow and solid ceramic figures placed in deep, chambered burials. Hunchbacked and otherwise physically distinctive individuals appear repeatedly in this corpus. Rather than caricature, such depictions likely reflected a belief that those set apart by physical difference held privileged access to spiritual power, a role echoed across many Mesoamerican cultures where dwarves and hunchbacks attended rulers and deities. SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.).For those not using LiveAuctioneers' Live Ship program, Artemis Fine Arts offers expert in-house packing and worldwide shipping. With over 20 years of experience, our team provides careful, reliable, and affordable service. For a quick quote on this lot, please contact support@artemisfinearts.com prior to the auction, or call 720-890-7700. PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item #203740

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