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LOT 2478
Pre-Columbian Terracotta Colima Standing Figure
100 B.C.-250 A.D.
6 in. (109 grams, 15.2 cm).
Modelled in the round as a long-haired female with arms folded across the chest, applied hair, ears, girdle and loincloth; impressed points to the eyes and pierced ears. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From a USA private collection.
Ex Dr David Harner collection, Arkansas, 1950s-1960s.
Ex TimesAncient, Bristol, UK.
Accompanied by a copy of a previous catalogue entry.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
Literature
For a short and informative essay on hand modelled Colima figures, see Pearsons, L., Pre Columbian Art, The Morton D May and The Saint Louis Art Museum Collections, 1980, Harper and Row, New York, p.88.
Footnotes
Hand modelled early Colima figures are famed for their variety and insight into how the Colima lived thousands of years ago. Figures were hand modelled and show both men and women partaking in daily activities in addition to the shaman and dancers engaged in religious ceremonies.
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