Colima Pottery Female Figure on Bed

**Originally Listed At $350**

Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A hand-built pottery female figure lying atop a rectangular bed, perhaps a funerary plinth or a birthing table. The nude woman lays with relaxed limbs and arms secured with a single strap, and her elongated head rests atop a protruding pillow. Traces of red pigmentation visible across the composition suggest that the figure was at one time painted with vibrant pigments. Size: 2.4" W x 5.1" H (6.1 cm x 13 cm); 2.375" H (6 cm) on included custom stand.

Provenance: private Hawaii, USA collection; ex-Roy Oswald collection, Arizona, USA, acquired before 2000

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Condition Report: Repaired from two large pieces across the waistline, with resurfacing and overpainting along break lines. Minor abrasions and encrustations to figure and bed, with fading to original pigmentation, and softening to some finer details. Light earthen deposits and traces of original pigment throughout.