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THBColima Pottery Parrot Tripod Vessel
Lot 53
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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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Bidsquare : Art of the Americas - Ancient to Present
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Ancient and ethnographic art from cultures encompassing the Americas - Pre-Columbian, Native American, Northwest Coast, Spanish Colonial, more. All legally acquired, all legal to sell, all guaranteed to be as described or your money back. Convenient in-house shipping! Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
Ancient and ethnographic art from cultures encompassing the Americas - Pre-Columbian, Native American, Northwest Coast, Spanish Colonial, more. All legally acquired, all legal to sell, all guaranteed to be as described or your money back. Convenient in-house shipping! Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 100 BCE to 250 CE. This Colima redware vessel assumes the form of a wide, voluminous squash with a gadrooned body that is stylistically segmented by meticulously delineated vertical ribbing, features a boldly flaring spout, and is supported by three legs assuming the form of parrots, birds prized for their feathers among the ancients of America. Each avian form is defined with incised and pierced ovoid eyes, curved beaks, and modeled wings upon a plump body that resolves to a tapered tail. Interestingly, art imitates life in this ceramic vessel, as the indigenous of Mexico used hollowed gourds for storing and serving food and drink. Furthermore, iconographically this piece is quite poignant as squashes and parrots were both symbols of fertility and abundance. Size: 11.75" W x 10.45" H (29.8 cm x 26.5 cm)
In the Pre-Columbian world, birds were highly symbolic and favorite iconographical subjects in art. As sky animals, they were associated with the celestial sun and moon and were believed to act as messengers between humankind and their deities. Parrots were and continue to be revered by the ancients of the Americas. Their brilliant plumage and ability to fly high above the tree-line made them ideal incarnations of the sky deities, thought to be endowed with supernatural powers of celestial origin.
Provenance: ex-private collection of the late Father Bader, University of St. Thomas, Houston, Texas, USA, acquired prior to 2000
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#154258Repaired and restored from multiple pieces. Losses on the rim around repairs as shown. Legs are also repaired. The restoration, which is mainly on the shoulder, is well done and unobtrusive.Condition
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