Colima Painted Figure
Late Preclassic Period, ca. 300-100 B.C., Colima, West Mexico.
This female statuette wearing a most unusual headdress,
which consists of an appliquéd ‘twisted turban’ surmounted by
two rows of solid pellet ornamentation, and a row of feather-like
cylindrical forms in a fan-like configuration, is also decorated
with appliquéd ‘cicatrice’ shoulder pellets, ear spools, chinstrap,
and a necklace with a complex central medallion. She has highly
detailed facial features, a burnished pinkish-beige buff, with clear
remains of black painted geometric designs from her torso down to just
below the knees. This lady is a very unique example of the Tuxcacuesco-Ortices
substyle of Colima sculpture.
Provenance: The state of preservation of the painted
design is very rare. She has been in a museum-quality Los Angeles
County collection for the past 40+ years.
Condition: There is a very small chip in the backside of the necklace strand.
This statuette is in otherwise excellent condition.
She is delicately mounted on a custom teak stand with
flexible metal braces.
Height: approx. 6 in. (15.24 cm.)
Price: SOLD