**First Time At Auction**

Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A hand-built pottery standing figure known as a "gingerbread" figure, so named because of the flat presentation of the body. The warrior figure stands on delineated legs with bent knees and has conical, attenuated arms falling from rounded shoulders. He is accessorized with a beaded necklace, shell earrings, and traditional headwear. The elongated head boasts incised eyes, a slender nose, and a thin mouth above a rounded chin. A wonderful example! Custom wooden display stand included. Size: 3.5" L x 1" W x 9.75" H (8.9 cm x 2.5 cm x 24.8 cm)

Provenance: ex-private Toluca Lake, California, USA collection, acquired September 18, 2005; ex-Malter Gallery, San Jose, California, USA

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#164385

One arm and one leg has been reattached by adhesive. Surface wear commensurate with age. Otherwise, good condition.