Colima
West Mexico
100 BC to 250 AD
Ceramic
Height 13 1/2 inches
Provenance: Sydney Newman, co author of Hasso von Winning's Shaft Tomb Pottery, 1974
The figure stands upright with one arm raised to support a wide mouthed jar balanced on the shoulder, while the other arm is raised with an open hand held near the head. The face is rendered with pierced ears fitted with ring ornaments and prominent teeth shown through an open mouth, set above a bare chest with defined breasts. A long skirt covers the lower body from the waist down to the ankles, where two small feet support the figure.
The surface displays a two tone effect, with extensive black fire clouds covering the face, one shoulder, and sections of the chest and skirt against a reddish orange ground. The remaining areas are burnished to a smooth finish, allowing the natural clay color to show through where the fire clouds are absent. The figure is intact and stands independently on two feet.
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Colima
West Mexico
100 BC to 250 AD
Ceramic
Height 13 1/2 inches
Provenance: Sydney Newman, co author of Hasso von Winning's Shaft Tomb Pottery, 1974
The figure stands upright with one arm raised to support a wide mouthed jar balanced on the shoulder, while the other arm is raised with an open hand held near the head. The face is rendered with pierced ears fitted with ring ornaments and prominent teeth shown through an open mouth, set above a bare chest with defined breasts. A long skirt covers the lower body from the waist down to the ankles, where two small feet support the figure.
The surface displays a two tone effect, with extensive black fire clouds covering the face, one shoulder, and sections of the chest and skirt against a reddish orange ground. The remaining areas are burnished to a smooth finish, allowing the natural clay color to show through where the fire clouds are absent. The figure is intact and stands independently on two feet.
We ship free anywhere in the world, fully insured, packed by hand.
