Three Miniature West Mexican Pottery Figures

Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Chupicuaro and Colima, ca. 500 BCE to 300 CE. An attractive trio of hand-built pottery miniatures in varying forms and poses. The figurine that is seen seated with a noticeably pointed head is of Colima origin, while the other two hail from more inland in neighboring Chupicuaro. Both styles are quite distinct from each other, helping illustrate the subtle differences in aesthetics between the two neighboring societies. The idols from Chupicuaro are both decorated with elaborate headwear, each carrying cumbersome loafs of bread in hand. Their faces are incised with elongated and angled ovoid-form eyes, with thin spear-shaped noses. The one seen standing is adorned with a variety of accessories including a necklace with multiple hoops and a frayed arm sleeve. The figure from Colima is depicted playing an ocarina looking through inquisitive eyes over a bulbous nose – it his hunched forward with adjacent arm balancing itself over his right knee as if playing in front of a campfire. Size: 1.25" W x 1.75" H (3.2 cm x 4.4 cm)

Provenance: private Fayetteville, Arkansas, USA collection; ex-Dr. David Harner collection, Springdale, Arkansas, USA, acquired between the 1950s and 1960s

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Condition Report: One of the figures is missing a small portion of its right foot. Otherwise, this collection is fully intact and in excellent condition - with original pigments used still visible throughout the figures' surfaces.