AN EXCEPTIONALLY FINE COLIMA MALE ACROBAT, PROTOCLASSIC.

Anthropos Gallery

This intricately carved ceramic Colima acrobat, in a contorted position of action, has a bowl with a flaring rim conjoined to the mid-section of his torso. Any way that one can view him, the highly detailed incised strands of hair are held firmly by a headband with flawless cross-hatching, and a beautifully sculpted face with a serene expression. The burnished slip is a darker red pigment against a lighter reddish-orange tan pigment. The darker red outer wall of the bowl, the lower legs, and short pants cover the crotch section which exhibits an avian apparition very similar to a great Colima Acrobat depicted in the grand book, Rediscovered Masterpieces of Mesoamerica by Gerald Berjonneau and Jean-Louis Sonnery, on page 153. This acrobat is contorted differently, but is approximately the same size, and may have well been executed by the same hand, or workshop. It is very difficult to find a finer contortionist than this unique example.

$6,950.00

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