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THBCosta Rican Polychrome Pottery Figural Whistle - Venus
Lot 82
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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
Jan 24, 2019
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2019-01-24 10:00:00
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Pre-Columbian, Central America, Costa Rica, Guanacaste/Nicoya region, ca. 200 to 600 CE. A hand-built pottery female Venus figure, depicted in a seated pose with arms curled to hips, possessing the elegant stylings of the Guanacaste-Nicoya artisans. The striking painted decorative program in red and black on a cream-hued ground demonstrates the artist's skillful technique, with panels of dense linear motifs delineated from one another with thick red stripes. She is quintessentially female and her pose emphasizes her femininity with breasts emerging over her belly and voluptuous thighs. Almond-shaped eyes, a petite nose, a red-painted mouth, and perky ears comprise her visage, and her brow is capped with an elaborately-decorated headdress. A small mouth hole behind her head produces a two-tone sound when played as an instrument. Size: 4.5" W x 6.3" H (11.4 cm x 16 cm).
Provenance: private Southern California, USA collection, acquired in the 1970s to mid-1980s
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#142945Repaired from multiple large pieces with light restoration, resurfacing, and overpainting along break lines. Minor nicks and abrasions to legs, body, and head, with some abrasions to lower body, and light fading to original pigmentation. Light earthen deposits and manganese blooms throughout. Whistle produces a two-tone sound when played.Condition
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