Description:

Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. Four finely hand built buffware figures - parading in a processional - the three behind the lead player holding the shoulders of the gentleman in front of him. Each figure has a fanciful lobed and incised coiffure, is nude save ear ornaments, and stands upon the shared rectangular plinth. The leading man plays a flute, and all in the ensemble appear to be entranced by the music. Size: 5.5" L x 1.875" W x 3" H (14 cm x 4.8 cm x 7.6 cm)

Provenance: private Marysville, California, USA collection, purchased from Artemis Gallery auction, December 6, 2018, lot 114A; ex-private Southern California, USA collection, acquired 1970-1985

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  • Condition: Minor surface wear commensurate with age. The third and fourth figures from the front have been reattached as have their sections of the plinth. Areas of deposits. Generally excellent.

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