Colima Pottery Seated Nude Female Figure

Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. An impressive pottery figure of a nude female with a serene expression seated on a sizable posterior with legs bent and hands on knees flanking exposed genitalia, all enveloped in red slip save for a light orange headdress. Size: 5.8" L x 8.9" W x 15.5" H (14.7 cm x 22.6 cm x 39.4 cm)

Provenance: private Fayetteville, Arkansas, USA collection; ex-private Estate collection, Fayetteville, Arkansas, USA, acquired 1960 to 2024

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#185631
Condition Report: Professionally repaired with restoration and repainting over break lines. Some chipping to ears and light surface wear as shown, as well as areas of fire darkening. Otherwise, nice presentation with good remaining pigments and rich earthen deposits to interior.