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Lot 124W
PERSONNAGE DEBOUT EN TERRE CUITE COLIMA
Mexique, El Chanal-Colima, Période postclassique, 900-1521 ap. J.C.
12 December 2025, 11:00 CET
Paris, Avenue Hoche€3,000 - €5,000
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PERSONNAGE DEBOUT EN TERRE CUITE COLIMA
Mexique, El Chanal-Colima, Période postclassique, 900-1521 ap. J.C.
Mexique, El Chanal-Colima, Période postclassique, 900-1521 ap. J.C.
RARE COLIMA TERRACOTTA STANDING FIGURE
Mexico, El Chanal–Colima culture, Postclassic period, 900–1521 A.D.
Hollow reddish-brown terracotta with traces of burning
(Horn restored, right forearm holding the shield and earpieces restored. Arm holding the shield and one earring reconstructed. Breaks restored on the legs—upper right leg and left ankle.)
60 cm (23 5/8 in.) high
Footnotes
Sculpture representing a slender standing figure. The pose is highly expressive, with the right arm raised and a round face shown with an open mouth and protruding tongue. The figure is adorned with two circular medallions on either side of the head suggesting ears, and a pointed horn on top of the skull. The latter refers to the figure's shamanic status, while the presence of a round shield in the left hand may symbolize a protective aspect.
This type of late figure is very rare and can be compared to a similar model once part of the Ziff Collection.
Provenance
Galerie Deletaille, 1972.
Private collection, Belgium, acquired at the above. The purchase recorded in a 20th March 1986 insurance document.
For a comparable work see the exhibition catalogue "Le Cinquième Soleil: Art du Mexique", Musée Jacques Chirac, Sarran, 11 June - 11 November 2012, p. 212, no. 186.