Colima Painted Pottery Vessel

A Pre-Columbian Colima large pottery vessel painted in ochre slip with a design that mimics basketry.

West Mexico.
Ca. 100 BC - 250 AD.
Height: 10 in. (25.4 cm). Width: 8 in.

West Mexican civilization dates to 2nd millennium BC. In the area of Colima on the Pacific coast, a rich pottery tradition arose at the end of the 1st millennium BC in which deep shaft tombs were often filled with pottery in the form animals and human figures, likely companions and offerings of sustenance for the Afterlife.5972

Formerly in an American private collection.
Inv#: 5972
Guaranteed Authentic

$500

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