Colima Autlan Pottery Standing Male Figure
Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, Autlan type, Protoclassic Period, ca. 100 BCE to 250 CE. A hand-built pottery male figure shown standing atop petite feet and delineated legs, all while holding both arms tightly atop his abdomen. The man wears a loincloth decorated with a pair of tassels on one side as well as a necklace with a pair of large gourd-shaped vessels, and pairs of scarification bands are incised on his biceps just below his shoulders. His countenance presents with deeply incised eyes, a slender nose, and bared teeth that are perhaps marked with ritual perforations, all beneath a simple cap with thick lappets. Size: 1.6" W x 5.375" H (4.1 cm x 13.7 cm); 6.125" H (15.6 cm) on included custom stand.
Provenance: private New York, New York, USA collection; ex-Anne and Kirk Douglas collection, Los Angeles, California, USA, acquired from 1953 to the 1970s, thence by descent
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.
PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm.
Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping.
#171634
Condition Report: Repair to head at neckline, and repair with restoration to proper left forearm. Minor abrasions and nicks commensurate with age, and light encrustations. Great preservation to overall form and most finer details.
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Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, Autlan type, Protoclassic Period, ca. 100 BCE to 250 CE. A hand-built pottery male figure shown standing atop petite feet and delineated legs, all while holding both arms tightly atop his abdomen. The man wears a loincloth decorated with a pair of tassels on one side as well as a necklace with a pair of large gourd-shaped vessels, and pairs of scarification bands are incised on his biceps just below his shoulders. His countenance presents with deeply incised eyes, a slender nose, and bared teeth that are perhaps marked with ritual perforations, all beneath a simple cap with thick lappets. Size: 1.6" W x 5.375" H (4.1 cm x 13.7 cm); 6.125" H (15.6 cm) on included custom stand.
Provenance: private New York, New York, USA collection; ex-Anne and Kirk Douglas collection, Los Angeles, California, USA, acquired from 1953 to the 1970s, thence by descent
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.
PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm.
Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping.
#171634
Condition Report: Repair to head at neckline, and repair with restoration to proper left forearm. Minor abrasions and nicks commensurate with age, and light encrustations. Great preservation to overall form and most finer details.
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