Pair of Figures; 1st century B.C.-A.D. 2nd century; Mexico; Mesoamerica; Nayarit; Iztlan del R韔; Iztlan del R韔; 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