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Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. An attractive Colima redware early (Tico) type of flat figure, sometimes referred to as a 'gingerbread' figure for obvious reasons, abstract in form with a characteristic elongated head, protruding nose with accompanying nose ring, and hands held to sides. This example features large ear spools, an applied pectoral, a grand headband, and incised linear designs on the midsection and legs. Size: 1.75" L x 3" W x 5.25" H (4.4 cm x 7.6 cm x 13.3 cm); 5.5" H (14 cm) on included custom stand.

An excellent example from the West Mexican shaft tomb tradition. Ceramic figurines such as this are among the most expressive and dramatic created in Mesoamerica. According to scholars of this tradition, such ceramic figures were the primary form of artistic expression for the shaft tomb cultures, and there is little record of monumental architecture, stelae, or public art associated with these cultures.

Provenance: private San Francisco, California, USA collection

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Surface wear commensurate with age with earthen and mineral deposits throughout, otherwise intact and excellent.