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TWO COLIMA PRECLASSIC
FEMALE FIGURES
LATE PRECLASSIC
Ca. 300-100 B. C.
Each recumbent, one with her child crawling
on her belly and the in the throes of
giving birth.
Lengths 16 and 12.2 cm
Provenance
Jean Roudillon Auction, Paris, 1970s, lot 94,
for the fi rst
Cf. Off erings for a New Life, pl. 53, for the
second
€ 900 – 1 200
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THREE WEST MEXICAN
PRECLASSIC
FEMALE FIGURINES
LATE PRECLASSIC
Ca. 300-100 B. C.
Composed of a seated Colima Preclassic
mother and child, and two Nayarit fi gurines
each holding their infants, one standing and
balancing a bowl on her left shoulder and
with remains of pigment.
Heights 13.5 to 15 cm
Provenance
Jean Roudillon Auction, Paris, 1970s, lot 88,
for the fi rst
€ 1 000 – 2 000
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TWO PANUCO FEMALE
FIGURINES
Ca. A. D. 250-450
The corpulent seated fi gure solely adorned
in jewelry and feathered headdress, the
standing fi gurine with outstretched hands
and hair treated as a layered chignon; each
with remains of black chapapote.
Heights 16.5 and 10 cm
Provenance
Jean Roudillon Auction, Paris, 1970s, lots 75
and 79
€ 500 – 700
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TWO COLIMA PRECLASSIC FEMALE FIGURINES
LATE PRECLASSIC
Ca. 300-100 B. C.
Including one pregnant fi gure with remains of ochre pigment, and
a standing fi gure holding her child to her right shoulder, wearing
jewelry and a wraparound skirt.
Heights 18.5 and 23 cm
Jean Roudillon Auction, Paris, 1970s, lot 90, for the fi rst
€ 900 – 1 200
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