Pihuamo Style Colima Terracotta Sculpture of a Standing Woman - PF.0545,Origin: Colima, Mexico,Circa: 300 BC to 300 AD,Dimensions: 15.25" (38.7cm) high x 4.625" (11.7cm)  More »

Pihuamo Style Colima Terracotta Sculpture of a Standing Woman - PF.0545,Origin: Colima, Mexico,Circa: 300 BC to 300 AD,Dimensions: 15.25" (38.7cm) high x 4.625" (11.7cm) wide,Collection: Pre-Columbian,Style: Pihuamo,Medium: Terracotta. Tall, slender and dignified, this woman wears a loincloth tied at the back and a striped turban. Her eyes are closed and she seems to be thinking of something far away. Perhaps she meant to daydream for a little while and time slipped away from her. She might awaken at any moment.   « Less

Colima Sculpture of a Woman Carrying a Vase - PF.0589,Origin: Western Mexico,Circa: 300 BC to 300 AD,Dimensions: 14.25" (36.2cm) high x 9" (22.9cm) wide,Collection:  More »

Colima Sculpture of a Woman Carrying a Vase - PF.0589,Origin: Western Mexico,Circa: 300 BC to 300 AD,Dimensions: 14.25" (36.2cm) high x 9" (22.9cm) wide,Collection: Pre-Columbian,Style: Colima,Medium: Terracotta. The Colima are part of a group of archaeological cultures – known almost purely from their artworks – referred to as the Western Mexico Shaft Tomb (WMST) tradition. There are many distinct groups within this agglomeration, and their relationships are almost totally obscure due to the lack of contextual information. All of the cultures encompassed under the WMST nomenclature were in the habit of burying their dead in socially-stratified burial chambers at the base of deep shafts, which were in turn often topped by buildings. Originally believed to be influenced by the Tarascan people, who were contemporaries of the Aztecs, thermoluminescence has pushed back the dates of these groups over 1000 years. Although the apogee of this tradition was reached in the last centuries of the 1st millennium BC, it has its origins over 1000 years earlier at sites such as Huitzilapa and Teuchitlan, in the Jalisco region. Little is known of the cultures themselves, although preliminary data seems to suggest that they were sedentary agriculturists with social systems not dissimilar to chiefdoms. These cultures are especially interesting to students of Mesoamerican history as they seem to have been to a large extent outside the ebb and flow of more aggressive cultures – such as the Toltecs, Olmecs and Maya – in the same vicinity. Thus insulated from the perils of urbanization, they developed very much in isolation, and it behooves us to learn what we can from what they have left behind.   « Less

Colima Vessel Depicting A Seated Hunchback - PF.0669,Origin: Mexico (Western),Circa: 300 BC to 300 AD,Dimensions: 9" (22.9cm) high,Catalogue: V2,Collection:  More »

Colima Vessel Depicting A Seated Hunchback - PF.0669,Origin: Mexico (Western),Circa: 300 BC to 300 AD,Dimensions: 9" (22.9cm) high,Catalogue: V2,Collection: Pre-Columbian,Medium: Terracotta. In an exuberant gesture, this hunchback displays peyote, the mind altering magic mushrooms that have given him escape. He turns his head, mouth open, as if trying to express the ecstasy he feels. "Have some", he seems to be saying as he proffers a now empty dish. "It's done wonders for me!.   « Less

Coahuayana Style Colima Terracotta Vessel in the Form of a Seated Woman - PF.0722,Origin: Colima, Mexico,Circa: 300 BC to 300 AD,Dimensions: 18" (45.7cm) high,Catalogue:  More »

Coahuayana Style Colima Terracotta Vessel in the Form of a Seated Woman - PF.0722,Origin: Colima, Mexico,Circa: 300 BC to 300 AD,Dimensions: 18" (45.7cm) high,Catalogue: V2,Collection: Pre-Columbian,Style: Coahuayana,Medium: Terracotta. This large woman with ritually scarred shoulders sits for her protrait with the majestic air of a village queen. She is seated on a small four- legged stool, but her regal demeanor gives it the importance of a throne. In the West, royal portraits frequently emphasize the wealth and splendor of the sitter's clothes; this woman presents herself as proudly naked, certain that her attitude alone will convince us of her royal position in the world.   « Less

Colima Greenstone Double-Face Ceremonial Mace Head - PF.0760,Origin: Western Mexico,Circa: 300 BC to 300 AD,Dimensions: 2.5" (6.4cm) high,Catalogue: V2,Collection:  More »

Colima Greenstone Double-Face Ceremonial Mace Head - PF.0760,Origin: Western Mexico,Circa: 300 BC to 300 AD,Dimensions: 2.5" (6.4cm) high,Catalogue: V2,Collection: Pre-Columbian,Style: Colima,Medium: Greenstone. The Colima are part of a group of archaeological cultures – known almost purely from their artworks – referred to as the Western Mexico Shaft Tomb (WMST) tradition. There are many distinct groups within this agglomeration, and their relationships are almost totally obscure due to the lack of contextual information. All of the cultures encompassed under the WMST nomenclature were in the habit of burying their dead in socially-stratified burial chambers at the base of deep shafts, which were in turn often topped by buildings. Originally believed to be influenced by the Tarascan people, who were contemporaries of the Aztecs, thermoluminescence has pushed back the dates of these groups over 1000 years. Although the apogee of this tradition was reached in the last centuries of the 1st millennium BC, it has its origins over 1000 years earlier at sites such as Huitzilapa and Teuchitlan, in the Jalisco region. Little is known of the cultures themselves, although preliminary data seems to suggest that they were sedentary agriculturists with social systems not dissimilar to chiefdoms. These cultures are especially interesting to students of Mesoamerican history as they seem to have been to a large extent outside the ebb and flow of more aggressive cultures – such as the Toltecs, Olmecs and Maya – in the same vicinity. Thus insulated from the perils of urbanization, they developed very much in isolation, and it behooves us to learn what we can from what they have left behind.   « Less

Colima Vessel in the Form of Two Combating Warriors - PF.0840,Origin: Western Mexico,Circa: 300 BC to 300 AD,Dimensions: 11" (27.9cm) high,Collection: Pre-Columbian,Style:  More »

Colima Vessel in the Form of Two Combating Warriors - PF.0840,Origin: Western Mexico,Circa: 300 BC to 300 AD,Dimensions: 11" (27.9cm) high,Collection: Pre-Columbian,Style: Colima,Medium: Terracotta. The Colima are part of a group of archaeological cultures – known almost purely from their artworks – referred to as the Western Mexico Shaft Tomb (WMST) tradition. There are many distinct groups within this agglomeration, and their relationships are almost totally obscure due to the lack of contextual information. All of the cultures encompassed under the WMST nomenclature were in the habit of burying their dead in socially-stratified burial chambers at the base of deep shafts, which were in turn often topped by buildings. Originally believed to be influenced by the Tarascan people, who were contemporaries of the Aztecs, thermoluminescence has pushed back the dates of these groups over 1000 years. Although the apogee of this tradition was reached in the last centuries of the 1st millennium BC, it has its origins over 1000 years earlier at sites such as Huitzilapa and Teuchitlan, in the Jalisco region. Little is known of the cultures themselves, although preliminary data seems to suggest that they were sedentary agriculturists with social systems not dissimilar to chiefdoms. These cultures are especially interesting to students of Mesoamerican history as they seem to have been to a large extent outside the ebb and flow of more aggressive cultures – such as the Toltecs, Olmecs and Maya – in the same vicinity. Thus insulated from the perils of urbanization, they developed very much in isolation, and it behooves us to learn what we can from what they have left behind.   « Less

Colima Sculpture of a Standing Woman - PF.0874,Origin: Western Mexico,Circa: 300 BC to 300 AD,Dimensions: 11.75" (29.8cm) high,Catalogue: V2,Collection: Pre-Columbian,Style:  More »

Colima Sculpture of a Standing Woman - PF.0874,Origin: Western Mexico,Circa: 300 BC to 300 AD,Dimensions: 11.75" (29.8cm) high,Catalogue: V2,Collection: Pre-Columbian,Style: Colima,Medium: Terracotta. The Colima are part of a group of archaeological cultures – known almost purely from their artworks – referred to as the Western Mexico Shaft Tomb (WMST) tradition. There are many distinct groups within this agglomeration, and their relationships are almost totally obscure due to the lack of contextual information. All of the cultures encompassed under the WMST nomenclature were in the habit of burying their dead in socially-stratified burial chambers at the base of deep shafts, which were in turn often topped by buildings. Originally believed to be influenced by the Tarascan people, who were contemporaries of the Aztecs, thermoluminescence has pushed back the dates of these groups over 1000 years. Although the apogee of this tradition was reached in the last centuries of the 1st millennium BC, it has its origins over 1000 years earlier at sites such as Huitzilapa and Teuchitlan, in the Jalisco region. Little is known of the cultures themselves, although preliminary data seems to suggest that they were sedentary agriculturists with social systems not dissimilar to chiefdoms. These cultures are especially interesting to students of Mesoamerican history as they seem to have been to a large extent outside the ebb and flow of more aggressive cultures – such as the Toltecs, Olmecs and Maya – in the same vicinity. Thus insulated from the perils of urbanization, they developed very much in isolation, and it behooves us to learn what we can from what they have left behind.   « Less

Colima Seated Shaman - PF.1376,Origin: Colima, Mexico,Circa: 300 BC to 300 AD,Dimensions: 11.25" (28.6cm) high,Collection: Pre-Columbian,Style: Colima,Medium: Terracotta. The  More »

Colima Seated Shaman - PF.1376,Origin: Colima, Mexico,Circa: 300 BC to 300 AD,Dimensions: 11.25" (28.6cm) high,Collection: Pre-Columbian,Style: Colima,Medium: Terracotta. The Colima are part of a group of archaeological cultures – known almost purely from their artworks – referred to as the Western Mexico Shaft Tomb (WMST) tradition. There are many distinct groups within this agglomeration, and their relationships are almost totally obscure due to the lack of contextual information. All of the cultures encompassed under the WMST nomenclature were in the habit of burying their dead in socially-stratified burial chambers at the base of deep shafts, which were in turn often topped by buildings. Originally believed to be influenced by the Tarascan people, who were contemporaries of the Aztecs, thermoluminescence has pushed back the dates of these groups over 1000 years. Although the apogee of this tradition was reached in the last centuries of the 1st millennium BC, it has its origins over 1000 years earlier at sites such as Huitzilapa and Teuchitlan, in the Jalisco region. Little is known of the cultures themselves, although preliminary data seems to suggest that they were sedentary agriculturists with social systems not dissimilar to chiefdoms. These cultures are especially interesting to students of Mesoamerican history as they seem to have been to a large extent outside the ebb and flow of more aggressive cultures – such as the Toltecs, Olmecs and Maya – in the same vicinity. Thus insulated from the perils of urbanization, they developed very much in isolation, and it behooves us to learn what we can from what they have left behind.   « Less

Pihuamo Style Colima Terracotta Sculpture of a Seated Woman - PF.1401,Origin: Colima, Mexico,Circa: 300 BC to 300 AD,Dimensions: 6.25" (15.9cm) high,Collection:  More »

Pihuamo Style Colima Terracotta Sculpture of a Seated Woman - PF.1401,Origin: Colima, Mexico,Circa: 300 BC to 300 AD,Dimensions: 6.25" (15.9cm) high,Collection: Pre-Columbian,Style: Pihuamo,Medium: Terracotta. Depicted with flowing abstract lines, unusual proportions, and a minimum of detail, this ancient woman is not beatiful in the conventional sense. Her appeal, however, is very strong, radiating the power of the eternally feminine. Like the stone age Venuses of Europe, and the Astarte figures of Babylon, she offers the promise of fertility and eternal rebirth. The very survival of the human race seems to depend on her unabashed, unblushing sexuality.   « Less

Colima Sculpture of a Standing Shaman Warrior - PF.1402,Origin: Western Mexico,Circa: 300 BC to 300 AD,Dimensions: 17.75" (45.1cm) high,Collection: Pre-Columbian,Style:  More »

Colima Sculpture of a Standing Shaman Warrior - PF.1402,Origin: Western Mexico,Circa: 300 BC to 300 AD,Dimensions: 17.75" (45.1cm) high,Collection: Pre-Columbian,Style: Colima,Medium: Terracotta. The Colima are part of a group of archaeological cultures – known almost purely from their artworks – referred to as the Western Mexico Shaft Tomb (WMST) tradition. There are many distinct groups within this agglomeration, and their relationships are almost totally obscure due to the lack of contextual information. All of the cultures encompassed under the WMST nomenclature were in the habit of burying their dead in socially-stratified burial chambers at the base of deep shafts, which were in turn often topped by buildings. Originally believed to be influenced by the Tarascan people, who were contemporaries of the Aztecs, thermoluminescence has pushed back the dates of these groups over 1000 years. Although the apogee of this tradition was reached in the last centuries of the 1st millennium BC, it has its origins over 1000 years earlier at sites such as Huitzilapa and Teuchitlan, in the Jalisco region. Little is known of the cultures themselves, although preliminary data seems to suggest that they were sedentary agriculturists with social systems not dissimilar to chiefdoms. These cultures are especially interesting to students of Mesoamerican history as they seem to have been to a large extent outside the ebb and flow of more aggressive cultures – such as the Toltecs, Olmecs and Maya – in the same vicinity. Thus insulated from the perils of urbanization, they developed very much in isolation, and it behooves us to learn what we can from what they have left behind.   « Less