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THBAmlash Terracotta Female Idol - TL Texted
Lot 85
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Artemis Gallery
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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By Artemis Gallery
Oct 31, 2019
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2019-10-31 10:00:00
2019-10-31 10:00:00
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Our Halloween Day auction features classical antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art from cultures encompassing the globe, plus fine art. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
Our Halloween Day auction features classical antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art from cultures encompassing the globe, plus fine art. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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- Lot Description
Ancient Near East, northwestern Iran, Amlash culture, ca. early 1st millennium BCE. A hand-built terracotta idol, of a recognizably feminine form with ample hips and thighs emphasizing her fertility. She boasts delineated legs, a cylindrical waist, attenuated arms which taper to a stocky neck, and a spherical head in front of a raised hair ornament, all characteristic of steatopygous idols, and the coarse surface is colored with earthy orange-red slip. Size: 1.6" W x 4" H (4.1 cm x 10.2 cm); 5.1" H (13 cm) on included custom stand.
A stylistically-similar example hammered for 8,750 Euro ($10,281.96) at Christie's, Paris "Archeologie: Collection Pierre et Claude Verite" auction (sale 1063, December 20, 2011, lot 9): https://www.christies.com/lotfinder/ancient-art-antiquities/idole-steatopyge-feminine-en-terre-cuite-iran-5522967-details.aspx?pos=8&intObjectID=5522967&sid=&page=1
This piece has been tested using thermoluminescence (TL) analysis and has been found to be ancient and of the period stated. A full report will accompany purchase.
Provenance: private East Coast, USA collection; ex-Artemis Gallery; ex-Harlan J. Berk collection, Chicago, Illinois, USA; ex-Lester & Betty Guttman collection, Chicago, Illinois, USA, purchased in the 1960s
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#146179Minor abrasions and nicks to legs, body, and head, with light fading to original pigmentation, and light encrustations, otherwise intact and excellent. Light earthen deposits throughout. Area of modern black ink on verso. One TL drill hole on top of leg. Mounted with modern metal pin on verso.Condition
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