Colima Redware Seated Figure Vessel, ex-Sotheby's
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**Originally Listed At $1400**
Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, Protoclassic, ca. 100 BCE to 250 CE. A hand-built female figural redware vessel, shown nude with a pear-shaped body, delineated genitalia and large nipples, seated with diminutive arms and legs and delineated fingers and toes, her body further adorned with cicatricial marks (shoulder pellets). She presents an expressive visage comprised of coffee bean shaped eyes, arched brows, a protruding nose, puckering lips, petite cup-shaped ears, and a pointed chin - all topped by a headdress which also forms the flared spout. Size: 11.1" W x 13.5" H (28.2 cm x 34.3 cm)
Provenance: ex-Sotheby's New York, May 20, 1986, Lot 286
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Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping.
#156286
Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, Protoclassic, ca. 100 BCE to 250 CE. A hand-built female figural redware vessel, shown nude with a pear-shaped body, delineated genitalia and large nipples, seated with diminutive arms and legs and delineated fingers and toes, her body further adorned with cicatricial marks (shoulder pellets). She presents an expressive visage comprised of coffee bean shaped eyes, arched brows, a protruding nose, puckering lips, petite cup-shaped ears, and a pointed chin - all topped by a headdress which also forms the flared spout. Size: 11.1" W x 13.5" H (28.2 cm x 34.3 cm)
Provenance: ex-Sotheby's New York, May 20, 1986, Lot 286
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.
PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm.
Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping.
#156286
Condition
Expertly repaired and restored from several large pieces, notably across the belly and on one leg. Great deposits on surface.
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Colima Redware Seated Figure Vessel, ex-Sotheby's
Estimate $1,300 - $1,950
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