Colima (culture)
It shows two figures facing each other, one seated and the other younger, standing, holding him firmly by a lock of hair. In his other hand, he holds...
*Young dignitary seated
- Description
*Young dignitary seated
His body is very muscular, with his arms resting on his thighs. He wears a loincloth tied with a truncated shell-shaped sex cover. His face is beautifully hieratic and intense, its gaze accentuated by half-closed eyes. This work emanates a feeling of quiet strength, with remarkable artistic lines. Coffee-red terra cotta with traces of manganese oxide, marks of age, good overall condition. Colima, Western Mexico, 100 B.C.-250 A.D. 30 x 24.6 x 22.5 cm Provenance: former Emeric Huguet collection, 1968Sale ended
Estimate
€4,000 - €6,000
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