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Colima Standing Dancer with Removable Headdress — Colima Standing Dancer with Removable Headdress Late Preclassic/Protoclassic, circa 300 BC - AD 300
Colima Standing Dancer with Removable Headdress

Colima Standing Dancer with Removable Headdress Late Preclassic/Protoclassic, circa 300 BC - AD 300

A Colima ceramic figurine depicting a standing dancer with an ornate removable headdress from ancient Mesoamerica. Created during the Late Preclassic to Protoclassic period, this artifact showcases the sophisticated artistic traditions of the Colima culture.

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Auction House · Sotheby's

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Art of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas

May 11, 2021

Estimate: $30,000 – $40,000

Lot 114

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Colima Standing Dancer with Removable Headdress, Colima Standing Dancer with Removable Headdress Late Preclassic/Protoclassic, circa 300 BC - AD 300

A Colima ceramic figurine depicting a standing dancer with an ornate removable headdress from ancient Mesoamerica. Created during the Late Preclassic to Protoclassic period, this artifact showcases the sophisticated artistic traditions of the Colima culture.

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Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Dancer, 300 BC - AD 300, Headdress, Colima, Figurine, Preclassic, Mesoamerican, Vessel, Ceramic, Ancient