A salmon-buff colour solid pottery terracotta standing female figure with an elongated head, wearing a fancy pendant necklace, nose ornament incised leggings and loincloth.
Supplied with a custom metal base.
Pre-Columbian West Mexico, Colima culture: Circa 100 BC - 250 AD.
Very Fine condition: A professional invisible repair to both legs which are reattached with restoration over the break lines. Scattered mineral deposits on the surface.
Height 11.25 cms (4.4 ins).
Provenance: The Lands Beyond Gallery, NYC., inv. #s:137-7-BX, 68-20-BX & 5559, acquired 1990's.
Colima terracottas are primarily known from grave goods found in shaft tombs, suggesting a deep connection to ritual and the afterlife. These figures were most often placed in shaft tombs as funerary offerings. Their placement in tombs indicates they were meant to accompany the dead, providing companionship, protection, and provisions for their journey to the underworld. While often viewed as ritualistic, some figures also capture scenes of daily life, including people eating, drinking, or engaged in different activities.