Adorable Colima Pottery Seated Figure with Baby
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Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A charming hand-built pottery figure depicting a seated parent holding an infant. The adult sits with legs touching at the feet, wearing a simple loincloth, and presenting roundel-style hair nodes atop the characteristically elongated head. Sinuous arms tightly grasp an infant who sports a similar hairdo as the parent. Covered in orange-red slip, this is a fabulous example from ancient West Mexico! Size: 2.8" W x 3.875" H (7.1 cm x 9.8 cm).
Provenance: private Southern California, USA collection, acquired in the 1970s to mid-1980s
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.
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#144523
Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A charming hand-built pottery figure depicting a seated parent holding an infant. The adult sits with legs touching at the feet, wearing a simple loincloth, and presenting roundel-style hair nodes atop the characteristically elongated head. Sinuous arms tightly grasp an infant who sports a similar hairdo as the parent. Covered in orange-red slip, this is a fabulous example from ancient West Mexico! Size: 2.8" W x 3.875" H (7.1 cm x 9.8 cm).
Provenance: private Southern California, USA collection, acquired in the 1970s to mid-1980s
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.
#144523
Condition
Repairs to one leg and arm of adult and head of infant, with small chips and light resurfacing along break lines. Minor nicks and abrasions to legs, body, head, and infant, with light softening to some finer details, and light encrustations. Nice earthen deposits and manganese blooms throughout.
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Adorable Colima Pottery Seated Figure with Baby
Estimate $300 - $450
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