A Colima Seated Shaman Figure, ca. 100 BCE - 250 CE Ceramics "The wild goat and Fikellura

"The wild goat and Fikellura styles: some speculations" OJA 11 (1992) pp

it represents the batensoda fish (Synodontus batensoda)- a type of catfish that swims upside down and catches bugs that fall on the surface of the water

Blue-green glazed faience foundation cup of cylindrical form with a wide spreading foot and everted rim

each bead decorated with multiple rows of intricate openwork circular decoration

Davis (1931–2018)

A Colima Seated Shaman Figure, ca. 100 BCE - 250 CE Ceramics "The wild goat and FikelluraCovered in a two toned red brown slip, a seated male shaman figure resting both hands on his splayed legs, his head facing forward with incised almond shaped eyes, a long nose, slashed mouth, and incised ear holes, wearing an incised headband with chin strap, wrapped around a central shamans horn, and incised loincloth. The horn suggests figures such as these may be shaman figures communicating between the living and the dead, although they may also