An excellent Colima flute from West Mexico, ca. 300 BC – 300 AD. This complex redware example is 13-1/4” long and is executed in a stylized reptilian form. It has four finger holes and produces breathy tone.
An excellent Colima flute from West Mexico, ca. 300 BC – 300 AD. This 12-1/8” long blackware instrument has four finger holes, is nicely burnished and has good tone.
An excellent Colima figure from West Mexico, ca. 300 BC - 300 AD. This elaborately detailed male is 6” tall and is posed standing with arms spread to his sides. He is wearing an ornate headdress, loincloth with sashes, armbands and ear ornaments. Great appliqué workmanship, strong dendrites. Mounted on stand.
Ancient Pre-Columbian Bird / Avian Ocarina from Colima, West Mexico, ca. 300 BC - 300 AD. Pottery instrument depicts a roadrunner and possesses characteristic red slip; nicely-burnished, showing good mineral deposits; great sound! 4"L, intact/generally excellent.
A marvelous Colima female figure from West Mexico, ca. 300 BC – 300 AD. This rare Coahuayana type from the Colima – Michoacan border region is 8” high and is posed seated, with the characteristic diminutive arms at the sides. Her shoulders are adorned with the typical appliqué pellet scarification and the highly burnished red slip shows extensive dendrites. Great presence. In excellent condition.
Very strange seated male figure from West Mexico, ca 200 BC to 200 AD. Appearing to be suffering from some form of disfigurement and possible mental retardation, he sits with arms to his knees; large hump back and facial features in exaggerated grin, remains of reddish pigment about neck and down left side. Nice, stone-polished surface. Afflicted individuals such as this were held in high regard with the early Pre-Columbian cultures. 5"H, intact/excellent condition with light surface deposit... Click for details
From West Mexico, Nayarit-Chinesco, ca. 300 B.C. to 300 A.D. Beautifully stone-polished redware pottery conjoined male and female (male eating some sort of hallucinogenic substance. Remarkable detailing. 9-1/2"H x 10"W. Intact/excellent, with repaired hairline cracks. Superb example!
Yes, this really was acquired at Royal Athena - back in the days when they sold Pre-Columbian art! Ancient Pre-Columbian standing pottery male from the Jalisco region of Western Mexico, ca 200 BC to 100 AD. Typical elongated face, he wears earrings, bracelets and has added pigment at ears, neck and lower torso. 12-1/2"H, in genereally excellent condition, save missing very tip of penis (poor guy!). ... Click for details
Getting hard to find this nice! Ancient Pre-Columbian pottery warrior from the Nayarit region of West Mexico, ca 200 BC to 100 AD. He sits with legs crossed, holding long club in left hand and small object in his right hand, a leather helmet protects his head and an ornately patterned tunic adorns his torso. 10-1/2"H, intact and in near-choice condition. ... Click for details
Lovely and evocative ancient Colima pottery jar! Ca. 200 BC to 200 AD, from West Mexico. Highly-burnished redware vessel in the form of a bound prisoner; seated with legs curled to chest, arms outstretched behind, bound with cord. His expression shows he knows his fate. Horn on forehead indicates this was a powerful enemy, now vanquished. 9"H, intact/choice condition with original red and brown pigment still quite strong. ... Click for details
