Two Colima Effigy Vessels Protoclassic, ca. 100 B.C.-A.D 250

comprising two joined partridges with incised plumage and a curled snake with two small parrots perched on its back, each with a spout on the side.

Galerie Mermoz, Paris
Marion and Mark Lynton, both pieces acquired from the above, the snake with birds in 1979

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. 55 for the birds and Fig. 58 for the snake with parrots.

Both in excellent condition, appear intact, lovely color and form.
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See von Winning (1974: Fig. 86) for joined birds, and Fig. 92 for a serpent.