Classic Colima Gingerbread Pottery Flat Warrior
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Description
Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A flat pottery figure in the "gingerbread" style with plenty of applied details. These include a large pectoral and headdress whose decorations look like ceramic models of feathers - feathers were a sign of royalty in many Mesoamerican cultures, so this must represent a high ranking personage. Size: 4.3" W x 7.45" H (10.9 cm x 18.9 cm)
The figure wears a loincloth and twin bracelets above the elbow. The face is smooth, aside from a large nose; twin holes drilled in the ears show where it would once have had metal rings, real feathers, or some other bright decoration.
Provenance: Ex-Peter Arnovick Collection, San Francisco, CA
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#120099
The figure wears a loincloth and twin bracelets above the elbow. The face is smooth, aside from a large nose; twin holes drilled in the ears show where it would once have had metal rings, real feathers, or some other bright decoration.
Provenance: Ex-Peter Arnovick Collection, San Francisco, CA
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.
#120099
Condition
One leg has been reattached; small loss to front of headdress and chip to one hand.
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Classic Colima Gingerbread Pottery Flat Warrior
Estimate $500 - $750
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