Pre Columbia.
West Mexico.
This is an exeptional large and nicely detailed Colima standing figure of a man.
Dating to ca 100BC-250AD.
It is made of dark brown hard burnt and varnished terracotta.
He has a decorative headdress, wel pronounded ears, eyes, mouth and nose and has a bag at the waist.
Included is a museum quality custom metal stand.
Dimensions are 17 x 8,5 cm.
Extremely well-detailed and modeled in fine style.
Completely intact!
Provenance: Ex-auctionhouse Drouot Montaigne (Paris, France), 4 december 2009- Castor Hare, item no 234 (Published in the auction catalogue)
AN6798
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