Description

Terracotta Figure in a litter

300BC – 300AD

Colima, Mexico

Size is about 4.5 by 3 inches tall and weighing at 403 grams.

The terracotta figure in a litter, made between 300 BC and 300 AD in Colima, Mexico, shows a person being carried, likely someone important like a leader. It was handmade from clay by ancient people in West Mexico. This figure gives us clues about how they lived, their social roles, and their beliefs. Such figures were often placed in tombs to honor the dead or to help them in the afterlife.

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