Couple of seated dignitaries in terracotta - Lot 300

Couple of seated dignitaries in terracotta The male figure is seated, naked, legs bent, arms resting on knees, hands supporting chin. He is wearing a large nariguera (partially restored). His syphosis is very marked. The headdress is represented by the skin of an animal with its head erect. The female figure is seated, wearing a loincloth and resting her hands on a bent knee. The back shows a very pronounced syphosis. Western Mexico - NAYARIT culture - Itzlan d'El Rio - 100 BC to 250 AD Height: 24.3 cm for the man and 23.2 cm for the woman (broken and probably restored) Provenance : * With certificate of authenticity from Galerie Mythes et Légendes dated December 3, 1981 Expert : Mr Serge REYNES