Colima Standing Male Figure - Mar 23, 2024 | Artemis Gallery In Co
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Colima Standing Male Figure

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Colima Standing Male Figure
Colima Standing Male Figure
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**Originally Listed At $250**

Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A hand-built pottery figure of characteristically flat form standing with a loin cloth around his waist, as well as a necklace, a headdress, and earspools. Colima, located on Mexico's southwestern coast, was during this time part of the shaft tomb culture, along with neighbors to the north in Jalisco and Nayarit. In this culture, the dead were buried down shafts - 3 to 20 meters deep - that were dug vertically or near vertically, the base of the shaft would open into one or more horizontal chambers with a low ceiling. These shafts were almost always dug beneath a dwelling, probably a family home, and seem to have been used as family mausoleums, housing the remains of many related individuals. Figures like this one were placed as offerings into the tombs. Size: 4.6" L x 2.125" W (11.7 cm x 5.4 cm)

Provenance: private Boulder, Colorado, USA collection, ex Sutfin collection acquired before 1990

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#145845
Condition
Repaired, head reattached, and visible break line across neck. Minor surface nicks and abrasions.
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Colima Standing Male Figure

Estimate $300 - $450
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Starting Price $150
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Artemis Gallery

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Auction Curated By
Bob Dodge
Owner/Executive Director, Antiquities & Pre-Columbian Art
Sydelle Dienstfrey
PhD. Art History, Director, Fine & Visual Arts
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