Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A lovely pair of hand-built pottery figures, one seated and one standing. Dressed in a loincloth, a belt, a necklace, a headdress, earspools, and arm bands, the larger figure stands atop slightly bent legs with long arms falling to his sides from square shoulders. Alternatively, the seated figure wears a knee-length skirt and holds an ovoid dish bearing 3 loaves of bread in her lap. Like her partner, she is heavily adorned with a pointed headdress, a skull head necklace, and earrings. Her shoulders feature applied dots of clay representing ceremonial scarification. Size (of larger): 3.4" W x 5.5" H (8.6 cm x 14 cm)

Provenance: private Fayetteville, Arkansas, USA collection; ex-Dr. David Harner collection, Springdale, Arkansas, USA, acquired between the 1950s and 1960s

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#162525

Smaller figure has been repaired from 5 pieces with break lines visible. Larger is intact with nicks to tip of nose and proper left arm. Both have expected abrasions, commensurate with age. Otherwise, both are excellent with nice encrustations and manganese deposits throughout.