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Colima Double-Headed Vessel Decorated with Snakes - PF.1060,Origin: Western Mexico,Circa: 300 BC to 300 AD,Collection: Pre-Columbian,Style: Colima,Medium: Terracotta. We do not doubt for a minute the potent magic surrounding this extraordinary vessel. The heads of two magic men face in opposite directions, crowned by two curling serpents that evoke the protective uraeus cobra on the crown of ancient Egypt. To lend further power and mystery, four heraldically -paired snakes adorn the headdresses of the shaman. We perceive something age-old and primal here, a magic bound to the earth and dating back much further than when man knew how to give it visual form.
Antiquities
Ancient Central America & Mexico
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