Colima Preclassic Female Figure Late Comala phase, Late Preclassic, ca. 300-100 B.C.

of  youthful form with strong legs and tapering torso, the broad shoulders  with long slender arms, her face with firm gaze from the delicate incised eyes, adorned solely with crenelated headbands, the ears pierced for ornaments.



 

Jen-Ley Family Collection, Texas and California, acquired by the 1960's

Overall excellent, appears intact. Once had a projecting knob from the forehead, the back of the figure has been cleaned .
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See Townsend (1999: 31, figs. 25  and 26; and pg. 84, fig. 17). These figures are typically minimally clothed and share idealized youthful features. They probably represent common ancestors rather than individuals.