Description:

Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 150 BCE to 200 CE. A fascinating pottery incensario supported by a janiform figure, perhaps the Aztec rain deity Tlaloc, standing with arms and legs spread with a projecting phallus and mouth open as though chanting. His large, flared headdress forms the bowl of the brazier, displaying blackened remains of incense once burnt to venerate the god below. Pairs of serpents slither sinuously out of the god's headdress and peer into the bowl as if to inhale the fragrant smoke. The offerings made in this incensario were meant to guarantee the harmony of nature, the continued favor of the god. One is tempted to throw something in just to see what would happen. Size: 6.5" L x 6" W x 8.4" H (16.5 cm x 15.2 cm x 21.3 cm)

Provenance: ex-Barakat Gallery, Beverly Hills, California, USA, acquired prior to 2000

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#175228

  • Condition: Professionally repaired and restored with light surface wear, commensurate with age. Otherwise, very nice with great remaining detail.

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