Chorrera Pottery Standing Jaguar Vessel - Rare Form

Lot 81

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Northwest Coast, Tribal, & Pre-Columbian Art by Artemis Gallery

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Northwest Coast, Tribal, & Pre-Columbian Art

By Artemis Gallery

May 24, 2018

Set Reminder 2018-05-24 10:00:00 2018-05-24 10:00:00 America/New_York Bidsquare Bidsquare : Northwest Coast, Tribal, & Pre-Columbian Art https://www.bidsquare.com/auctions/artemis-gallery/northwest-coast-tribal-pre-columbian-art-3238 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, Ecuador, Chorrera culture, ca. 9th to 4th century BCE. A lovely feline effigy pottery vessel standing on four squat legs. Atop the legs is a rotund body with a puffed-out chest, a conical tail spout, a strap-style bridge handle, and a well-defined head with a slender spout. The stylized jaguar visage displays semicircular ears, a petite nose, circular eyes with painted pupils, and an open mouth which displays two rows of teeth. The vessel is decorated in tan, dark-brown, and red-orange slip, with red-orange detailing around the figures eyes, ears, and nose, head spout, top of body, and strap handle; small spotted designs adorn the handle in beige. The fully-realized feline figure standing atop its four legs makes this a rare and desirable piece from ancient Ecuador! Size: 7.75" L x 3.625" W x 7.625" H (19.7 cm x 9.2 cm x 19.4 cm).

This piece is imbued with layers of iconographic meaning. The jaguar symbolized power and might throughout the Pre-Columbian world. Warriors, rulers, hunters, and shamans alike associated themselves with this king of beasts, the largest and most powerful feline in the New World. A nocturnal animal, the jaguar was known to sleep in caves and dark places and creep quietly in the forest, evoking great mystery. Furthermore its spotted coat symbolized the starry night sky.

Provenance: private New York, New York, USA collection; ex-private Gill collection, Orlando, Florida, USA; ex-private New York, New York, USA collection, acquired 20 years ago

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Condition

Repairs to front spout and back right leg with small chips and light adhesive residue along break lines. Left ear and back spout restored with resurfacing and overpainting. Surface wear and abrasions commensurate with age as expected, small chips to both spouts, legs, handle body, and face, fading and discoloration to some painted areas, and fading to some incised details. Light earthen deposits within recessed areas, and nice mineral deposits throughout.
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