Colima Flat Figures - Man + Nude Woman
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**Originally Listed At $300**
Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A set of 2 hand-built pottery figures of a man clad in finer and a nude woman, each standing atop delineated legs. The woman exhibits shoulder cicatrice nodules as well as a coiffure that wraps around the front of her right breast. Remains of orange pigment are visible across her surfaces. The taller male figure presents with round shell necklace ornaments, ear spools, a septum ring, and a braided headwrap. Size of largest: 1.1" L x 3.7" W x 7.4" H (2.8 cm x 9.4 cm x 18.8 cm)
Provenance: private Lumberton, Texas, USA collection, acquired before 2010
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#183780
Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A set of 2 hand-built pottery figures of a man clad in finer and a nude woman, each standing atop delineated legs. The woman exhibits shoulder cicatrice nodules as well as a coiffure that wraps around the front of her right breast. Remains of orange pigment are visible across her surfaces. The taller male figure presents with round shell necklace ornaments, ear spools, a septum ring, and a braided headwrap. Size of largest: 1.1" L x 3.7" W x 7.4" H (2.8 cm x 9.4 cm x 18.8 cm)
Provenance: private Lumberton, Texas, USA collection, acquired before 2010
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.
#183780
Condition
Light abrasions and earthen deposits, with fading to pigment on female figure, otherwise intact and very good. Nice preservation to figural forms.
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Colima Flat Figures - Man + Nude Woman
Estimate $400 - $600
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