A tall Colima female figure from Pre-Columbian West Mexico, circa 200 B.C. – 200 A.D. This example measures approximately 9 1/2” tall by about 4 1/2” wide (item alone, un-mounted), and nearly 11” tall mounted on the custom display stand (included).
This figure depicts a nude female with arms extended outward and downward, possibly in a ...click for details
A rarely seen example of a Colima figure depicting a pregnant female, from Pre-Columbian West Mexico, circa 200 B.C. – 200 A.D. She measures approximately 7 1/2” tall by about 4” wide (item alone, un-mounted on display stand), and about 8 3/4” tall mounted on custom display stand (included).
A large Colima Pre-Columbian figure from the ancient region of West Mexico, circa 200 B.C. – 200 A.D. This example measures about 8 1/8” tall by about 4 ¼” wide (un-mounted, item alone), and about 9 1/4"” tall (mounted on the custom display stand, included). This figure depicts a heavily adorned female, standing upright with arms extended downward in a very elegant posture.
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An interesting Colima figure from Pre-Columbian West Mexico, circa 200 B.C. – 200 A.D. This example measures approximately 6 3/8” tall by about 3 3/4” wide (item alone, un-mounted), and about 7 ½” tall mounted on the custom display stand (included). This figure depicts a female shown wearing a headband with incised designs and an interesting hair arrangement.
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A figure from the ancient region of Veracruz, Mexico, circa 100 A.D. – 300 A.D. This appealing example represents an earlier and particularly fine type of Veracruz figurine from the Remojadas tradition. It measures approximately 5” tall by about 3 1/8” wide, and depicts a seated individual.
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A very detailed Pre-Columbian figure from the ancient region of West Mexico, circa 200 B.C. – 200 A.D. This example measures about 7 3/8” tall (un-mounted, item alone) and about 8” tall (mounted on the custom display stand, included). This figure depicts an individual of undetermined sex, since no breasts are depicted. They are heavily adorned, perhaps representing someone of elite status or social importance.
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A Pre-Columbian figure from the ancient region of West Mexico, circa 200 B.C. – 200 A.D. This example measures about 7” tall (un-mounted, item alone) and about 8” tall (mounted on the custom display stand, included). The figure is that of a female with exposed genitalia (likely emphasized to symbolically represent the general concept of fertility), shown wearing only a headband, upper arm bands and a necklace with a large pendant. She has a long ponytail extending down her back from the rear. On ...click for details
A Colima spondylus shell pendant from the Pre-Columbian region of West Mexico, circa 200 B.C. – 200 A.D. This example is relatively large, measuring approximately 4” long. This zoomorphic form likely represents a Cayman, and was drilled by the ancient artisan for suspension from a necklace, making it a very personal artifact- once worn on the very person of an ancient inhabitant of the region. Pre-Columbian Colima figurines are known to depict individuals wearing pendants such as these. ...click for details
A standing female Michoacan figure from Pre-Columbian Mexico, circa 200 B.C. - 200 A.D. This example measures about 5" tall, and depicts a nude female wearing a necklace and ear ornamentation. The form is very slab-like, featuring an exaggerated, large head. Traces of original red pigment remain.
A seated female Colima figure from Pre-Columbian West Mexico, circa 200B.C. – 200 A.D. This example measures just under 4 ¼” tall and depicts a seated female with her knees bent. She is shown unclothed with exaggerated, exposed genitalia, perhaps to symbolically emphasize the general concept of fertility.