**Originally Listed At $800**

Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, Protoclassic period, ca. 100 BCE to 250 CE. A remarkable pottery vessel in the form of a shaman wearing a bird-beaked mask, representative of the wind god Ehecatl. The vizard presents saucer-like eyes, a projecting beak with a basal knob that juts out sideways, and a pointed nose, all beneath a close-fitting cap with short, fringed ruff. The sides are marked by protruding knops and flanges stick out in 3 directions, perhaps intended as wings, while the top opens to the hollow interior of the vessel. Size: 5.3" L x 5.4" W x 5.3" H (13.5 cm x 13.7 cm x 13.5 cm)

A similar Colima pottery head vessel of the deity Ehecatl (though of larger scale) was sold by Sotheby's New York for $37,500 as lot 60 on May 15th, 2015 (African, Oceanic & Pre-Columbian Art).

Provenance: private Charlotte, North Carolina, USA collection, acquired on October 22nd, 2007; ex-R.G. Munn Auction LLC, Cloudcroft, New Mexico, USA

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#176879

Some minuscule chips to flanges and professional restoration to rim, but otherwise excellently preserved with nice remaining detail and great encrustations on interior. Old collection labels and modern felt pads for protection on base.