Lot 2079
Colima Pottery Janiform Tlaloc Incensario Figure
Sold June 27, 2025
- Price realized
- $250
Price realized is the winning bid (hammer price) and excludes buyer’s premium.
About this lot
Estimated Value: $250-600
Origin: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima ca. 150 BCE – 200 CE
Dimensions: 6.5x6x14.5 in.
Condition: Dirt wear and indentations throughout the clay figure
Additional Information: This clay figure features winding portions of forms clay and a piece that bridges the top to form a headdress, and underneath a hollowed out center. It has a face with what appears to be multiple eyes on the front and arms that form semi-circles down and its has four legs. It also has another face on the backside.
The figure represents the fantastical janiform figure of Tlaloc, the Aztec rain deity of lightening and thunder, standing with arms and legs spread to expose a projecting phallus. Offerings made in this incesario were meant to guarantee the harmony of nature, and the continued favor of the god.
Lot details
- Lot
- 2079
- Closed
- June 27, 2025
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