Pre-Columbian Colima Pottery Standing Figure or ritual symbolism

or ritual symbolism

and stable cracking consistent with burial and antiquity

The circular face is decorated in high relief with a stylized anthropomorphic figure wearing an elaborate headdress

3 cm)Provenance:

Colima Culture

Pre-Columbian Colima Pottery Standing Figure or ritual symbolismPre Columbian Colima Pottery Standing Figure Colima Culture, West Mexico, ca. 300 BCE300 CE A charming solid pottery figure from the Colima culture of ancient West Mexico. The figure is depicted standing with arms folded across the chest, wearing prominent ear spools, a loincloth, and an elaborate headdress or coiffure. The expressive facial features, elongated nose, and compact proportions are characteristic of Colima figural sculpture from the Early