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THBChancay Pottery Standing Cuchimilco Figure
Lot 39
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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
Jul 25, 2019
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2019-07-25 10:00:00
2019-07-25 10:00:00
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Featuring ancient and ethnographic art from around the world, including Pre-Columbian, Native American, African / Tribal, Ethnographic, Spanish Colonial, Fossils, Fine Art, much more. Many Oceanic pieces from an important Tucson, Arizona collection, first time at auction!! Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
Featuring ancient and ethnographic art from around the world, including Pre-Columbian, Native American, African / Tribal, Ethnographic, Spanish Colonial, Fossils, Fine Art, much more. Many Oceanic pieces from an important Tucson, Arizona collection, first time at auction!! Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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- Lot Description
Pre-Columbian, Central Coast Peru, Chancay, ca. 800 to 1200 CE. A tall, hollow-molded, bi-chrome pottery cuchimilco (or star-gazer), of a characteristically female form. She stands upon broad feet and delineated legs, has a rounded abdomen and perky breasts, and holds her arms out to her sides. Her flat face exhibits ovoid eyes, a perky nose, smiling lips, cupped ears, and a broad forehead, with intricate brown-painted streaks projecting from her eyes, nodules and thin stripes adorning her jaw line, and a headband of geometric motifs presented beneath a solid brown coiffure. A striking example of the artistic prowess of the Chancay culture. Size: 13.5" W x 22.125" H (34.3 cm x 56.2 cm).
Such large Chancay figures are usually female. They characteristically possess a simplified body, small vestigial arms raised to the sides and a flattened face with markings on the chin and brow and a geometric headband. The purpose of such figures is unknown; however, as they have been frequently discovered in Chancay graves, some scholars argue that they may have represented a symbolic female companion to accompany the deceased into the afterworld. This said, a few male/female pairs have been found in gravesites, hence challenging this theory of female companionship.
Provenance: private Tucson, Arizona, USA collection, acquired between 1950 and 1985
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#147669Small losses to feet and hands as shown. Minor nicks and abrasions to legs, body, arms, and head, with light fading to original pigmentation, and light encrustations. Nice earthen deposits throughout. Eight small drill holes on front and back of neck mounted with modern metal wire.Condition
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