Pre-Columbian Colima Palanquin Whistle with Four Bearers This is a classic and

This is a classic and widely collected type from the Parthian series

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

Examples of this type are held in major museum collections worldwide and are regarded as some of the most iconic and desirable forms of early human representation

depicting a standing female figure with hands resting upon the abdomen

Pre-Columbian Colima Palanquin Whistle with Four Bearers This is a classic andPre 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