Colima Ceramic Standing Figure, Based

Faint lines cross its chest like a sash, and its eyebrows stay permanently raised.

This standing figure on a base is Colima, from West Mexico, Mexico. It is terra cotta. Terra cotta is fired clay, and Colima potters often finished their figures with a polished slip, giving the surface a smooth, burnished look. Standing figure with a small smiling face and a tall topknot, wearing incised diagonal lines across the torso. Long, tubular arms hang down, and the legs bend slightly outward. The surface is dusty pink-brown. It is 4 inches wide, 2 deep and 7 high.

Casual, striped, and ready to greet anyone.