Colima Gourd Shaped Terracotta Vessel - MT.1,Origin: Colima - Western Mexico,Circa: 300 BC to 300 ADDimensions: 6" (15.2cm) high x 6.25" (15.9cm) wide,Collection: Pre Columbian,Style: Colima,Medium: Terracotta,Condition: Very Fine. The Pre-Columbian Colima culture (ca. 300 B.C.E.–300 C.E.) of western Mexico is named for the modern state of Colima, and its sculptors are especially known for their talent in clay sculpture. The people of ancient Colima had a mortuary cult based on the construction of tombs with shaft entrances leading to underground burial chambers, and this was the predominant tomb type in western Mesoamerica. Most graves were looted by grave-robbers, and few have been scientifically excavated. Colima had a long, rich tradition of handmade terracotta funerary sculpture, which was buried with the deceased in the tombs.

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Ancient Central America & Mexico