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THBColima Ceramic Prairie Dog Vessel
Lot 134
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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 20, 2018
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2018-12-20 10:00:00
2018-12-20 10:00:00
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Time to clear out the warehouse, as these lots are going, going, gone... plus a we've added a nice selection of lots brand-new to auction! Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
Time to clear out the warehouse, as these lots are going, going, gone... plus a we've added a nice selection of lots brand-new to auction! Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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- Lot Description
**First Time At Auction**
Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. One of my favorites, a delightful ceramic vessel in the form of a prairie dog - or possibly a chipmunk - on its back, its paws up in the air, its head and tail also lifted, with its male genitals clearly visible. The tail forms a spout, while a small, diamond-shaped opening in the center of the stomach allowed liquids to be poured into the vessel. Its back has a slight flat pot so that it rests easily. The face is nicely detailed, with big eyes and large front teeth, characteristic of the rodent family. Size: 10.45" L x 4.4" W x 5.3" H (26.5 cm x 11.2 cm x 13.5 cm)
Mexico is the country with the most diversity of rodents in the world - 236 known species live there! Was the Colima artisan who crafted this piece inspired by a real animal, a mythical creature, or some kind of transformative figure, half real, half myth? The vast majority of figures we find from the Colima and their neighbors in the west Mexican shaft tomb tradition are humans or dogs, so we have few animal vessels to compare it to, but the realism of the face and paws suggests that the artist was a close observer of nature.
Provenance: ex-private T.S. collection, San Diego County, California, USA, acquired between 25 and 40 years ago
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#140593Intact, with fantastic root marks and light deposits on surface. Two small patches of wax on the underside, presumably because it was once secured to a table that way.Condition
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