Pre-Columbian Colima Palanquin Whistle with Four Bearers Struck in billon

Struck in billon

The figure’s arms rest naturally alongside the body while the legs extend forward from the bench

a pronounced muzzle

or Asia Minor coinage

depicting a standing female figure with hands resting upon the abdomen

Pre-Columbian Colima Palanquin Whistle with Four Bearers Struck in billonPre Columbian Colima Palanquin Whistle with Four Bearers, West Mexico, ca. 100 BCE 250 CE. A finely modeled Colima pottery whistle depicting a seated dignitary carried in a palanquin by four attendants, rendered in a dynamic and architecturally composed form. The central figure is seated within a circular, throne like enclosure surmounted by a crest, while the four bearers below support the platform, each shown in animated, forward leaning postures