Pre-Columbian Colima Palanquin Whistle with Four Bearers An exceptionally rare and monumental

An exceptionally rare and monumental stone sculpture depicting an aged

Provenance:Acquired from YD Mayer Antiques

Scarabs of this type were among the most important religious objects in Egyptian daily and funerary life

art market in the mid-20th century

Pre-Columbian Colima Palanquin Whistle with Four Bearers An exceptionally rare and monumentalPre 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