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Three Colima Parrots, Protoclassic, circa 100 BC - AD 250 — Three Colima Parrots, Protoclassic, circa 100 BC - AD 250

Three Colima Parrots, Protoclassic, circa 100 BC - AD 250

Three Colima Parrots, Protoclassic, circa 100 BC - AD 250

This Protoclassic Colima artifact from approximately 100 BC to AD 250 depicts three parrots and represents pre-Columbian Mesoamerican ceramic art. The piece is significant as an example of ancient Mexican artistic tradition and zoomorphic representation.

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Auction House · Sotheby's

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Art of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas

November 12, 2021

Estimate: $2,000 – $3,000

Lot 32

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Three Colima Parrots, Protoclassic, circa 100 BC - AD 250, Three Colima Parrots, Protoclassic, circa 100 BC - AD 250

This Protoclassic Colima artifact from approximately 100 BC to AD 250 depicts three parrots and represents pre-Columbian Mesoamerican ceramic art. The piece is significant as an example of ancient Mexican artistic tradition and zoomorphic representation.

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

Related themes

Ochre, Animal, Artifacts, Sculptural, Mesoamerican, Pre-Columbian, Parrot, Ceramic, Ancient, Figurative