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THBChilean Neolithic Sandstone Guardian Idol
Lot 73
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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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Features classical antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art from cultures encompassing the globe. Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Etruscan, Near Eastern, Asian, Pre-Columbian, Native American, African / Tribal, Oceanic, Spanish Colonial, Russian, Fine Art, so much more! Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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- Lot Description
Pre-Columbian, South America, Chile, Atacama Desert, Neolithic period, ca. 10,000 to 5,000 BCE. An intriguing guardian idol of a minimalist form carved from chalky white sandstone with a pale orange hue accentuating the face. The highly stylized anthropomorphic composition bears a tapered, ovoid body with no limbs, an incised groove around the upper body suggestive of a neckline, and a trapezoidal head with slit-form eyes and a protruding, bar-shaped nose. Neolithic sculptures from the Atacama Desert like this example are some of the earliest figural creations of ancient South American art as it predated the Chavin culture by roughly 8,000 years. Remarkably, abstract figural compositions like this are found across the prehistoric globe in areas of Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Near East. Size: 2.7" W x 7.625" H (6.9 cm x 19.4 cm); 9.3" H (23.6 cm) on included custom stand.
Provenance: private Hawaii, USA collection; ex-private Hans Juergen Westermann collection, Germany, collected from the 1950s to 1960s
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#157077Figure is adhered to vertical rod of display stand and cannot be removed. Repair to right half of face as well as midsection of body, with stabilization to one small fissure in center of forehead, with light in-fill material and overpainting along fissure line. Losses to areas of lower body as shown. Nicks and abrasions to body and head commensurate with age, with softening to facial details, and light encrustations. Light earthen deposits throughout.Condition
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