Colima (culture)
His body is very muscular, with his arms resting on his thighs. He wears a loincloth tied with a truncated shell-shaped sex cover. His face is...
*Carrier
- Description
*Carrier
carrying a monumental jar on his back. His face wears a gentle, serene expression despite the weight of his load. He directs his gaze symbolically to the ground, and leans on powerful, massive legs. Coffee-red and orange terracotta, traces of manganese oxides, good overall condition Colima, Comala, Western Mexico, 100 B.C.-250 A.D. 36.3 x 23.6 x 26.2 cm Provenance: former Emeric Huguet collection, 1968. Bibliography: Marion and Mark Lynton, Out Of The Depths, catalog of the exhibition at the Rautenstrauch-Joest Museum, July 4, 1986 - January 11, 1987, museum editions 1986, p.176, fig.69 for a similar work.Sale ended
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€4,500 - €5,500
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