Pre-Columbian Colima Palanquin Whistle with Four Bearers depicting a standing male positioned

depicting a standing male positioned at the prow

Struck in billon

Jalisco Culture

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

Pre-Columbian Colima Palanquin Whistle with Four Bearers depicting a standing male positionedPre 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