Description:
Colima Hunchback Figure, Protoclassic, c. 100 BC-500 AD, seated and leaning forward with legs crossed and arms resting on his knees, displaying full barrel chest with raised pectorals, with open slightly upturned mouth, small nose and eyes, and large ears, a spout projects from the top, painted overall brown, ht. 14 3/4 in.
Provenance: Private collection, Columbus, Ohio; purchased from Fenn Galleries, Santa Fe, New Mexico, 1984.
Estimate $1,500-2,500
Head and right ear has been re-attached, left ear plug chipped.
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