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THBColombian International Group Gold Figural Pendant
Lot 115
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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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- Lot Description
Pre-Columbian, Colombia, International Group, ca. 5th to 10th century CE. A wonderful shaman pendant, finely cast in 84% gold (equivalent to 20K+), nude with delineated genitalia, standing upon widespread legs with ample thighs and in-turned feet, holding and playing percussive instruments (similar to maracas) in both hands. His visage features coffee bean shaped eyes, a prominent nose, and a wide full-lipped mouth, crowned by a curled, ridged horn headdress with a central cone motif that is characteristic of the International Group of Colombia. Additional attention to detail is evident in the delineated fingers, and there is an integral gold suspension ring behind the neck. Gold quality: 84%, equivalent to 20K+. Weight: 38.8 grams. Size: 2" H (5.1 cm)
A similar figure, albeit with a somewhat different headdress, sold at Sotheby's New York for $43,750 (16 May 2014, lot 218) The Sotheby's listing notes, "The International Group includes anthropomorphic figures which are found from central Colombia to northern Costa Rica; a single metallurgical province in antiquity (Hearne and Sharer 1992:39). The figures holding ceremonial objects such as poporos or gourds (in this case percussive instruments most likely made from gourds) are a particular category that reflect the influence of the Quimbaya style and the technology of lost-wax casting. The shared iconography that appears throughout this region attests to the importance of a shaman or performer shown in a realistic form."
Provenance: ex-private Van Buskirk collection, Tucson, Arizona USA, acquired at Arte Primitivo Gallery, NYC
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#159053Expected surface wear with minor scuffs commensurate with age. There is a small perforation through the upper end of the left proper maraca-like instrument, perhaps a casting flaw. Otherwise the figure and its integral suspension loop are intact.Condition
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