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THBExceptional Jamacoaque Zoomorphic Vessel
Lot 120
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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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Museum-worthy examples of classical antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Viking, Far East / Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal, Oceanic, Native American, Spanish Colonial, Fossils, Ancient Jewelry, Fine / Visual Arts, so much more! Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Jamacoaque culture, ca. 500 CE. A captivating pottery vessel in the form of a fantastical quadruped ornately decorated with incised and applied features, as well as red and green pigments. Resting on his belly, the expressive zoomorph bends all 4 limbs upward, displaying sharp claws as his lengthy tail extends from his posterior. His elaborate visage displays narrowed, heavy-lidded eyes above a projecting snout with lengthy fangs, bared teeth, and a jagged, forked tongue that extends skywards, all crowned by a pair of petaloid ears with annular earspools and a target-motif headband. A central knob projects from his forehead just above a ribbon-form loop that surmounts the snout. Behind his head, a sizeable, flared spout rises from his back leading to the vessel's hollow interior. Size: 19" L x 6.5" W x 7.9" H (48.3 cm x 16.5 cm x 20.1 cm); 11.9" H (30.2 cm) on included custom stand.
Zoomorphic figures like this one are thought to represent shamans in the act of transformation. According to Professor Rebecca Stone (Humanities Professor, Associate Professor in Art History, and Faculty Curator of Art of the Ancient Americas in the Michael C. Carlos Museum at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia): "'Normal' experiences, basic to human existence, can be called into question by going into other modes of perception, such as trance consciousness. During trances, the corporeal is reported to fall away, and gravity's weight is replaced by a feeling of soaring flight. Plants, animals, and humans merge and exchange identities. Through trances, shamans feel they directly communicate with spirits and often transform into other beings to acquire esoteric knowledge, songs, and information about herbal cures, the future, and distant situations." (Stone, Rebecca. "The Jaguar Within: Shamanic Trance in Ancient Central and South American Art." University of Texas Press, Austin, 2011, pp. 1-2)
Provenance: ex-private Bishop Family Trust collection, the Trust of the late Bill Bishop, a noted antiquarian with shops in Scottsdale, Arizona and Allenspark, Colorado, USA, acquired 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.
#172891Losses to toes on both right feet, right tip of tongue, and tip of left ear. Professionally repaired with restoration. Minor chip to forehead knob and a few abrasions throughout. Otherwise, excellent and impressively preserved with great remaining detail and liberal remaining pigments.Condition
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