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THBChorrera Pottery Stirrup Vessel w/ Owl & Incised Motifs
Lot 113a
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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
Dec 6, 2018
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2018-12-06 10:00:00
2018-12-06 10:00:00
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Bidsquare : DAY 2 : Pre-Columbian, Ethnographic & Fine Art
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Day 2 of an important 2-dy auction featuring ancient and ethnographic art from around the world. Today's sale will feature Pre-Columbian, Native American, African / Tribal, Ethnographic, Spanish Colonial, Fine Art, much more. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
Day 2 of an important 2-dy auction featuring ancient and ethnographic art from around the world. Today's sale will feature Pre-Columbian, Native American, African / Tribal, Ethnographic, Spanish Colonial, Fine Art, much more. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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- Lot Description
Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Chorrera to La Tolita (sometimes Tumaco) cultures, ca. 500 BCE to 350 CE. A charming hand-built pottery vessel with a slight concave base, a conical body which gradually tapers to a rounded top, a parabolic, stirrup-shaped handle with an integral avian figure, and a squat spout with an everted rim. The avian figure on the handle is that of an owl with a rounded head, recessed circular eyes with impressed pupils, a large aquiline beak, folded wings, and a tab-shaped handle with impressed feathers. The body displays an intricate and abstract series of incised linear, stepped, and curvilinear motifs which resemble an abstract avian head in some areas. Covered in pale orange-red slip, this is a rare and attractive example of Chorrera pottery! Size: 4.3" W x 7.875" H (10.9 cm x 20 cm).
These cultures - of which Chorrera is the predecessor to the later La Tolita style - are known for their ability to portray zoomorphic and anthropomorphic subjects in a way that indicates careful observation from life. In particular, the bird attached to the handle seen here displays a keen appreciation for its natural subject and its inquisitive disposition.
Provenance: private Southern California, USA collection, acquired in the 1970s to mid-1980s
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#140822Minor nicks to rim, body, owl, and base, with light fading to some finer details, and one area of fire-darkening, otherwise intact and excellent. Light earthen deposits throughout.Condition
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