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Colima Vessel in the Form of an Armadillo - PF.0919, Origin: Western Mexico, Circa: 300 BC to 300 AD, Dimensions: 6.5" (16.5cm) high x 13" (33.0cm) wide, Catalogue: V4, Collection: Pre-Columbian, Style: Colima, Medium: Terracotta. In the mythology of ancient Meso-America, the gods sometimes played strange tricks with nature: men were changed into animals, odd hybrids were created, the world was turned upside-down. This fascinating Armadillo, with his beautifully burnished shell, perhaps played a key role in the deceased's passage into the underworld. He challenges our notions of the conventional world even as he delights both the eye and the hand.
Antiquities
Ancient Central America & Mexico
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