Pair of Figures, 1st century B.C.–A.D. 2nd century, Mexico, Mesoamerica, Nayarit, Iztlan del Río, Iztlan del Río, Ceramic, H. 16 1/4 x W. 12 1/4 x D. 5 1/2 in. (41.3 x 31.1 x 14 cm), Ceramics-Sculpture, Paired male and female figures are common subjects in the ceramics of the western Mexico peoples of Jalisco, Colima, and Nayarit. Named for the states in which the works have been discovered in quantity in deeply buried, multichambered shaft tombs, the ceramic sculptures show aspects of daily and ritual life, from ballgame representations to feasting ceremonies to deceptively simple family scenes.

Pair of Figures, 1st century B.C.–A.D. 2nd century, Mexico, Mesoamerica, Nayarit, Iztlan del Río, Iztlan del Río, Ceramic, H. 16 1/4 x W. 12 1/4 x D. 5 1/2 in. (41.3 x 31.1 x 14 cm), Ceramics-Sculpture, Paired male and female figures are common subjects in the ceramics of the western Mexico peoples of Jalisco, Colima, and Nayarit. Named for the states in which the works have been discovered in quantity in deeply buried, multichambered shaft tombs, the ceramic sculptures show aspects of daily and ritual life, from ballgame representations to feasting ceremonies to deceptively simple family scenes

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