{"product_id":"ancient-pre-columbian-colima-jalisco-tuxcacuesco-flat-body-figure-300-bce-to-300-ad-west-mexico-mesoamerican-tomb-burial-art","title":"Ancient Pre Columbian Colima Jalisco, Tuxcacuesco Flat Body Figure, 300 BCE to 300 AD, West Mexico, Mesoamerican Tomb Burial Art","description":"Dimensions, 4.5 x 8.5 inches, equivalent 11.4 cm x 21.6 cm. All measurements are approximate. \nProvenance: private southwestern Pennsylvania, USA collection, acquired prior to 2000. Currently private NYC.  For a similar figure see Museo Amparo, registration number 52 22 MA FA 57PJ 850 2.\n\nPre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima; Jalisco, Tuxcacuesco region, dated as circa 300 BCE to 300 CE (AD). A compelling West Mexican terracotta figure, from the Tuxcacuesco region of Jalisco, standing with a tall, elongated head, flaring torso, and sharply pointed legs. His long nose, pierced ears, and rhythmic incised bands across the chest speak to the stylized, almost surreal aesthetic characteristic of Jalisco sculptors. He is explicitly male, depicted with an erect phallus, a motif understood to signal fertility, virility, and ancestral potency. Figures of this type often served as guardians or generative symbols within tomb assemblages, their exaggerated features enhancing their presence in the ritual landscape. It is suggested that these figurines represented upper class, elite women or men.\nThese pieces lack a neck. For this reason, a choker helps to unite the head with the torso, usually made up of two or three curved strips.\nThe torso is square and from the upper part come two conical shapes representing the arms. There might be some strips, simulating a bracelet. Likewise, between the arms and the chest two spheres were placed, pretending the person's chest. From the torso, two cones come out, which represent the legs and they are often decorated with incised lines. A couple of lines come out from between the legs towards every corner.\n\nDisclaimer: Read The Description And Watch Carefully The Images Provided. Ask Any Questions Before You Place A Purchase. We Do Our Best For Identifying And Describing The Items, However We Are No Experts In Every Field. We Offer In House Shipping But You Are Free To Arrange Your Own Shipping Method. If You Do A Purchase You Are Implicitly Agreeing To All Our Terms Including The Acceptance That All Sales Are Final.\nAllure Auctioneers Is A Project ByBoboNYC Inc. Managed By CEO Conrado Maleta, And Located In Brooklyn. It Is Regarded As One Of The Top Best Vintage Stores In New York With A Commitment To Excellency And Pristine Customer Service As Well As A Social Cause Focused In The Support Of Our Community. We Stand Against The Use Of Artificial Intelligence AI Tools On eCommerce, Giving Jobs To Humans, Not To Machines.","brand":"ByBoboNYC Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47789915930850,"sku":null,"price":1100.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/2997\/9618\/files\/4ff20e9d-il_fullxfull.7707913674_cd4j.jpg?v=1778448425","url":"https:\/\/bybobonyc-inc-2.myshopify.com\/products\/ancient-pre-columbian-colima-jalisco-tuxcacuesco-flat-body-figure-300-bce-to-300-ad-west-mexico-mesoamerican-tomb-burial-art","provider":"ByBoboNYC Inc.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}