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Four Colima Pottery Vessels - Animal & Gourd Forms
Four Colima Pottery Vessels - Animal & Gourd Forms
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Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima culture, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A group of four red-slipped and burnished ceramic vessels of the Colima shaft tomb tradition, comprising a gourd effigy vessel with characteristic curving spout, a small bridge-handled vessel with lateral shoulder nubs, a globular olla with flared neck, and a zoomorphic tripod bowl likely referencing the Xoloitzcuintli, the hairless dog believed to guide souls through the underworld. Size of largest: 4.3" D x 3.3" H (10.9 cm D x 8.4 cm H)

Provenance: ex collection of Y. Kayvan, Los Angeles, California, USA, acquired from a Los Angeles, California, USA gallery acquisition dates range from the late 1990s to 2005

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Item # 202392

  • Condition: Very Good. Tripod and handled jar have been repaired with break lines visible. Zoomorph has possible restoration to head. Largest has restoration to rim and chipping to shoulder. Gourd vessel is intact. All have nicks and abrasion commensurate with age. Good remaining pigments and scattered earthen deposits throughout.

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