Description:

Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. An impressive pottery figure of a male known as a "gingerbread" figure, so named because of the flat presentation of the body. The ancient figure stands atop straight legs and narrow feet, displaying a slender waist, broad shoulders, delineated genitalia, and short arms that bend to the sides. Capped by a pointed headdress, his ovoid head features a stylized visage with incised eyes, a pointed nose, and a petite mouth, all adorned with liberal remains of black pigment and flanked by a pair of lengthy earrings. Though nude, his body is embellished by a pair of armbands and a thick necklace bearing 2 beads. Size: 3.5" W x 7.3" H (8.9 cm x 18.5 cm); 7.8" H (19.8 cm) on included custom stand.

Provenance: private New York, New York, USA collection; ex-private prominent collection, Kingston, New York, USA, acquired in the 1990s

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#169735

  • Condition: Repaired with restoration to upper body. Petite loss to proper right hand. Some miniscule abrasions, commensurate with age. Otherwise, very nice with great manganese deposits on legs and verso.

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