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THBChucu Polychrome Plaque Geometric Motif
Lot 128
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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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Feb 17, 2022
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Bidsquare : CLEARANCE | Ancient & Ethnographic Art
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Join us for our first clearance sale of the year featuring discounted pricing and many new items! Asian art, Classical antiquities from Egypt, Greece, Italy, and the Near East...plus Pre-Columbian, Tribal, Spanish Colonial, Fine Art, Fossils, more! Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
Join us for our first clearance sale of the year featuring discounted pricing and many new items! Asian art, Classical antiquities from Egypt, Greece, Italy, and the Near East...plus Pre-Columbian, Tribal, Spanish Colonial, Fine Art, Fossils, more! Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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**Originally Listed At $350**
Pre-Columbian, southern Peru, Inca hinterlands (Chucu), ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. A rectangular pottery plaque of a slightly concave form from a larger ceramic vessel hand-painted with two by two rows and columns of squares in hues of maroon and grey separated by tan striations. Note how the grey areas sparkle in the sunlight due to applied mica flakes. Plaques like this example were placed as offerings to Pacha Mama and Pacha Papa (Mother and Father Earth) to protect the health of the livestock and the human inhabitants of the clan. Custom suspension hook attachment included, however Lucite stand is not. Size: 7" W x 6.5" H (17.8 cm x 16.5 cm)
These plaques were made by smashing large vessels and painting the fragments. They have been discovered in several different contexts: beneath wall foundations, in graves, with animal sacrifices, and cached in prominent places in the landscape such as springs, rock hollows, and atop hills. They are often discovered in pairs, with the painted surfaces placed so that they are facing each other, sometimes wrapped in leaves or even gold sheet. Although the tablet tradition began centuries before, the time period that this one comes from represents the height of the artform, and corresponds to an intensification of agriculture, the rise of interregional trade networks, and the ascendancy of certain important confederations of clans. Into this potent mix, the Inca expanded into the region, and the tablet tradition abruptly ended. It seems likely that the Inca, who colonized regions in part by sponsoring local ritual activities, outlawed the creation of religious tablets like this, because they saw them as a threat to their trade in sacrificial alpacas, corn beer, and cloth.
Provenance: ex-private Hawaii, USA collection; ex-private Hillberg collection, California, USA before 2010
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PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm.
Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping.
#150638Lower right corner has been reattached with break line barely visible. Age commensurate surface scratches and abrasions to peripheries. Otherwise intact with vibrant pigments!Condition
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