Pre-Columbian Nayarit Seated drummer figure acquired from a private CA

acquired from a private CA

shown here with a calm

Significance:Though fragmentary

Miami Beach

The piece exhibits an attractive ancient surface with expected burial wear and mineral deposits consistent with age

Pre-Columbian Nayarit Seated drummer figure acquired from a private CAWest Mexico, Shaft Tomb Tradition, ca. 300 BCE 300 CE. A striking and evocative ceramic figure from the Nayarit culture of ancient West Mexico, depicting a kneeling musician poised in quiet concentration over a large drum. The figure sits with legs folded beneath the body, hands placed firmly atop the instrument, capturing a moment of ceremonial performance frozen in clay for over two millennia. The sculptural treatment is quintessentially Nayarit: an