DescriptionColima Seated Figure, Comala style, Protoclassic, circa 100 BC - AD 250
Height: 14 ⅝ in (37 cm)Condition reportFor further information on the condition of this lot please contact paul.lewis@sothebys.com ProvenanceAcquired by 1971 (listed as no. 69 in the September 10, 1973 appraisal of the collection)Catalogue noteRarely do Colima figures of the Comala style exhibit such architectural form. The interplay of openwork and solid form is fully achieved in this “Thinker’ style figure. The characteristic coffee-bean eyes and pursed lips define the meditative expression, and the small “horn” protrusion from the forehead relates the figure to the shaman genre.
DescriptionColima Seated Figure, Comala style, Protoclassic, circa 100 BC - AD 250
Height: 14 ⅝ in (37 cm)Condition reportFor further information on the condition of this lot please contact paul.lewis@sothebys.com ProvenanceAcquired by 1971 (listed as no. 69 in the September 10, 1973 appraisal of the collection)Catalogue noteRarely do Colima figures of the Comala style exhibit such architectural form. The interplay of openwork and solid form is fully achieved in this “Thinker’ style figure. The characteristic coffee-bean eyes and pursed lips define the meditative expression, and the small “horn” protrusion from the forehead relates the figure to the shaman genre.
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