Rare Colima Effigy Vessels, Foot Form w/ Faces
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Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, possibly Jalisco or Nayarit culture, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A rare pair of pottery foot vessels, each having a stylized human face molded onto the front of the cylindrical ankles and covered in a tan-cream slip surface with painted red-brown highlights. These unusual effigies were probably funerary vessels, storing food, drink, or even offerings for the deceased to take to the afterlife. Size: 5" Diameter x 4.5" H (12.7 cm x 11.4 cm)
For a similar example of this type please see the National Gallery of Victoria (NGV) website, accession number: PC78-1980.
Provenance: ex-Arte Primitivo, New York, New York, USA; ex-Marianne and Robert Huber collection, Dixon, Illinois and New York City, New York, USA collection, acquired in the 1970s, item #s 1829 & 2940
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#175874
For a similar example of this type please see the National Gallery of Victoria (NGV) website, accession number: PC78-1980.
Provenance: ex-Arte Primitivo, New York, New York, USA; ex-Marianne and Robert Huber collection, Dixon, Illinois and New York City, New York, USA collection, acquired in the 1970s, item #s 1829 & 2940
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.
We ship worldwide to most countries and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience.
#175874
Condition
Loss to surface layers and abrasions to underside of base on one and chips to rim. Small repair to rim and visible break line on other vessel. Overall great condition with scattered manganese deposits on both.
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Rare Colima Effigy Vessels, Foot Form w/ Faces
Estimate $800 - $1,200
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