This is the rating and price for Colima Pottery Vessel, 2015.0

Description : **Originally Listed At $800** Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, Protoclassic period, ca. 100 BCE to 250 CE. A remarkable pottery vessel in the form of a shaman wearing a bird-beaked mask, representative of the wind god Ehecatl. The vizard presents saucer-like eyes, a projecting beak with a basal knob that juts out sideways, and a pointed nose, all beneath a close-fitting cap with short, fringed ruff. The sides are marked by protruding knops and flanges stick out in 3 directions, perhaps intended as wings, while the top opens to the hollow interior of the vessel. Size: 5.3 L x 5.4 W x 5.3 H (13.5 cm x 13.7 cm x 13.5 cm) A similar Colima pottery head vessel of the deity Ehecatl (though of larger scale) was sold by Sotheby's New York for $37,500 as lot 60 on May 15th, 2015 (African, Oceanic & Pre-Columbian Art). Provenance: private Charlotte, North Carolina, USA collection, acquired on October 22nd, 2007, ex-R.G. Munn Auction LLC, Cloudcroft, New Mexico, USA All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #176879
Price: 0.00 USD It's free to register now to view!
Estimate (low-high) : 1200 USD-1800 USD It's free to register now to view!

Details