Colima Reclinatorio Protoclassic, ca. 100 B.C .- A.D. 250

with addorsed shaman in crested helmets, each with a hand to their head and wearing incised chest armor, the faces of mask-like form.

Galerie Mermoz, Paris
Marion and Mark Lynton, acquired from the above in 1977

Cologne, Rautenstrauch-Joest Museum, Out of the Depths, Tomb Figures from West Mexico, July 4, 1986-January 11, 1987

Out of the Depths, Tomb Figures from West Mexico, Foreword by Peter T. Furst, Cologne, 1986, Fig. 47

Very good, appears intact with minor wear and chips on edges. Fine and unusual iconography.
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Considered a stylized headrest, reclinatorios typically represent mythical composite figures. This elaborate, finely modeled example shows addorsed twin figures in a dancing trance-like state, with legs akimbo, active arms and showing the phallus; each is wearing a mask showing an altered consciousness by the circular, vacant eyes and grinning teeth. Their crested helmets each have a medallion probably indicating a peyote button. The bodies are fully modeled on reverse, with two legs forming the supports and the characteristic fish-tail fanning base.