Mexico
Large Jalisco Wrestler Figure
100 BC to 250 AD
13″ tall by 10″ wide by 10″ long
A large Jalisco Ameca wrestler figure from Jalisco, Mexico. This hunchback most likely depicts a shaman, as he is shown holding a mirror with his right hand. Mirrors were considered a portal into the Underworld.
He is expressive and sculpted with delineated fingers and toes, as well as nails. The firing hole is in the left ear and hidden with the left hand which is framing his face.
A beautiful example!
Ex Ben Thompson collection of St. Louis, Missouri. Acquired in the 1960s through 1970s. Mr. Thompson was a founding member of the Greater St. Louis Archeological Society. He published the Who’s Who in Indian Relics, volume 3 through 7. This piece is in one of those catalogs.
$3500
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