“FLAT” MODELED FIGURINE. Colima, West Coast Mexico; Late Formative ca. 100
B.C. to 250 A.D.  Ceramic; 6”H x 2 1/4”W (elbows).  Youthful, asexual type figure, with
cosmetic shoulder “nodes.”  Wears a peaked, folded cloth headdress and a breechcloth  
decorated with a rolled fabric “apron” attached in front.  Multi-flanged earrings.  Posed
standing upright, arms bent and held to its chest, legs straight, arched feet.  Unbur-
nished, monochrome red-buff with traces of post-fired yellow pigment (ochre) adhering
to the surface on the back of the head and inside some crevices.
Excellent condition.