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EAGLE DANCER FIGURINE, COLIMA, WEST MEXICO browse these categories for related items... All Items: Antiques:Regional Art:Americas:Pre Columbian:Pottery: Pre 1492: item # 347150 Please refer to our stock # LLL.0723 when inquiring.
HD ENTERPRISES, INC. PO Box 22082 Denver, CO 80222 303-695-1301 Guest Book $2500.00 |
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| This hollow, 9” tall, Pre-Columbian figurine (LLL723) is an attractive representation of a bird-masked and feathered eagle dancer holding a pair of rattles in his left hand, and an unidentified, crescent-shaped object in his right. Found in west Mexico by the late Lynn Langdon in the mid-20th century, the figure is attributed to the Colima horizon dating c.300BC-300AD. An x-ray of the figure indicates some repair, but no significant restoration. In otherwise very good condition, though it is fairly well covered with a thin coating of mud. The dancer wears a clay necklace in the form of shell teeth, four of which are dinged or glued in place. The top of the bird tail on the back of the headdress has been glued back in place where broken along a simple line. The dancer’s face peers from inside the open bird’s beak. Although the figure will stand without support, it leans a little forward and can be easily tipped if nudged or jolted. It would be best displayed with a stand to hold it. The figurine comes with a small display card, a biographical sketch up about Langdon, a map of Mexico on which the Colima area has been highlighted, an x-ray of the figure, and a certificate guaranteeing authenticity. | ||||||||
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