Ancient Pre-Columbian Colima Nayarit Pottery Seated Figure Terracotta Statue

**Condition**: Ancient artifact in good condition for its age (c. 300 BCE - 500 CE). Minor wear to painted pigment (red/white traces remaining on head), no major cracks or restoration; stable terracotta body (see photos for details).]

**Material**: Hand-sculpted terracotta (red clay) with original white slip and red mineral pigment decoration.

**Origin**: West Mexico, Colima / Nayarit culture (Pre-Columbian, Pre Classic to Early Classic Period: 300 BCE – 500 CE).

**Dimensions**: Height - 4" (10cm), Width - 2.5" (6.35cm)

**Cultural Significance**:
- This seated figure is a classic funerary effigy from the Colima/Nayarit cultures of West Mexico, placed in shaft tombs as ancestral guardians and spirit guides for the deceased.
- Characteristic of Pre-Columbian West Mexican ceramic art: simplified anatomical proportions, meditative seated pose, and traces of mineral pigment decoration typical of the period.