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Colima Redware Pottery Figure w/ Trophy Head Vessel

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Colima Redware Pottery Figure w/ Trophy Head Vessel

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Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 200 BCE to 200 CE. Fascinating pottery figure of a seated warrior holding a pestle in his right hand while holding a mortar in the form of a human head in his left. Warfare in ancient Mexico, as in most of the Pre-Columbian world, was quite brutal and the taking of human heads after battle was a common practice. We can assume in this case the human head is a metaphor and is not actually depicting the warrior scooping gray matter after his conquest. Size: 8.5" W x 12.5" H (21.6 cm x 31.8 cm)

Provenance: Private Reinsmoen collection, Clear Lake, Iowa, acquired through descent from Robert Anderson, acquired prior to 2000

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Condition

Intact and excellent. Liberal mineral and manganese deposits on exterior.

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Colima Redware Pottery Figure w/ Trophy Head Vessel

Name: Colima Redware Pottery Figure w/ Trophy Head Vessel
SKU: 174274427
Price: 2000 USD
Availability: InStock

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Bob DodgeOwner/Executive Director, Antiquities & Pre-Columbian Art

Sydelle DienstfreyPhD. Art History, Director, Fine & Visual Arts