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THBChavin 16KT + 22KT Gold Pirarucu Fish and Deer
Lot 76
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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
May 24, 2018
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2018-05-24 10:00:00
2018-05-24 10:00:00
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Bidsquare : Northwest Coast, Tribal, & Pre-Columbian Art
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Featuring Pacific Northwest Coast Native American Art from respected collector / dealer, Joseph Alphabet. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
Featuring Pacific Northwest Coast Native American Art from respected collector / dealer, Joseph Alphabet. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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- Lot Description
Pre-Columbian, Peru, Chavin, ca. 900 to 200 BCE. A pair of animals made from gold, the first a highly abstract horned creature made of paper-thin 16KT sheet gold, probably representing a deer. Second, a slightly thicker sheet of 22KT gold, hammered into a round disc with raised, openwork circles on its body, to create a pirarucu (also known as an arapaima or paiche) fish. The fish's body forms a circle, with its eye delightfully cut out, giving it a fierce look. Red cinnabar colors the grooves around the mouth. Size of largest (deer): 1.35" W x 1.7" H (3.4 cm x 4.3 cm); displayed together on a felt backing inside a nice black box that is: 1.25" L x 5.55" W x 3.8" H (3.2 cm x 14.1 cm x 9.7 cm)
These items represent some of the earliest gold work from the Andes. The first known exploitation of ore comes from the Initial/Formative period, ca. 1800 to 900 BCE; during the Early Horizon (ca. 900 to 200 BCE), when these were made, the Andes seem to have been united under the cult propogated out of Chavin de Huantar. Metalwork was still quite rare, and almost exclusively of gold.
Provenance: private Hawaii, USA collection; ex H. J. Westermann collection, Germany, collected 1960-70
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#132583Slight bending to form. Nice remaining cinnabar pigment on one. Both are held in place within their case using small wires and cannot be taken out and weighed.Condition
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