Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, Protoclassic period, ca. 100 BCE to 250 CE. A lovely hollow-cast redware vessel depicting a seated shamanic figure on a flat base with extended legs. The figure has a stocky torso, rounded shoulders with hanging sinuous arms, a scalloped collar with six petals, and a thick neck. The visage is composed of raised almond-shaped eyes, an enormous nose, arching eye brows, an incised mouth with drilled corners and curved into a slight smile, and perforated, bar-shaped ears, all beneath a horned headband with an upturned spout rim. The exterior of the vessel is enveloped in a red-orange slip, making this an elegant example from the ancient Colima! Size: 8" W x 12.625" H (20.3 cm x 32.1 cm).

Provenance: private New York, New York, USA collection; ex-private collection of Dr. Saul Tuttman, New York, New York, USA

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Restoration to much of lower body, one hand, and areas of face and head, with some overpainting and resurfacing along break lines. Surface wear and abrasions commensurate with age, several stable pressure fissures, fading to coloration, and small chips to nose, color, and spout. Light earthen and mineral deposits in some areas. Two old inventory numbers written in black ink and one old inventory sticker on base.