Colima Ceramic Standing Figure, Based

A narrow grey figure with hands clasped at the chest and a tiny flat hat.

This standing figure on a base is Colima, from West Mexico, Mexico. It is terra cotta. A figure made to stand on a base is shaped with a flat or footed support, which keeps the clay form upright and balanced. Slim standing figure with a flat headdress and long side locks. Hands meet over the chest, the belly is rounded, and the legs are short with banded ankles. The smooth surface is matte grey-brown. It is 2 inches wide, 2 deep and 4.5 high.

Prim from the top down.