Colima Ceramic Standing Figure, Based

Wide shoulders, short legs, and a head that points skyward like an exclamation.

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. Standing figure with a long, beaked head and a pinched nose, set on broad sloping shoulders. The arms hang stiffly away from the body, and the short legs are simply shaped. The surface is pale tan and matte. It is 3 inches wide, 2 deep and 5 high.

Proportions are a suggestion, and it took the hint.