Colima Pottery Standing Gingerbread Figure
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**Originally Listed At $200**
Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A hand-built pottery figure of a stylized anthropomorphic form standing atop a pair of delineated legs. The broad chest is accentuated with an incised sash, and the neckline is adorned with applied 'bead' necklace. The elongated, conical head bears pierced ear lobes and a prominent nose as well as a spiked diadem beneath a tapered top. Lucite display stand for photography purposes only. Size: 4.4" W x 7.1" H (11.2 cm x 18 cm)
Provenance: private Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA collection; ex-Minerva Gallery; ex-Benjamin Vega, California, USA, acquired in 2006 to 2007; ex-Gene and Virginia George, brought to the USA from 1961 to 1966
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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#154949
Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A hand-built pottery figure of a stylized anthropomorphic form standing atop a pair of delineated legs. The broad chest is accentuated with an incised sash, and the neckline is adorned with applied 'bead' necklace. The elongated, conical head bears pierced ear lobes and a prominent nose as well as a spiked diadem beneath a tapered top. Lucite display stand for photography purposes only. Size: 4.4" W x 7.1" H (11.2 cm x 18 cm)
Provenance: private Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA collection; ex-Minerva Gallery; ex-Benjamin Vega, California, USA, acquired in 2006 to 2007; ex-Gene and Virginia George, brought to the USA from 1961 to 1966
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.
#154949
Condition
Repaired from multiple large pieces, with restoration to left arm, and resurfacing with overpainting along break lines. Minor abrasions to limbs, body, and head as well as light encrustations. Light earthen deposits throughout.
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Colima Pottery Standing Gingerbread Figure
Estimate $350 - $500
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