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THBExtremely Rare Paracas Silver / Gold Avian Crown Finial
Lot 117b
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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
Jun 21, 2018
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2018-06-21 10:00:00
2018-06-21 10:00:00
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Day 2 of an important 2-day auction featuring exceptional ethnographic art from around the world Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
Day 2 of an important 2-day auction featuring exceptional ethnographic art from around the world Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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- Lot Description
Pre-Columbian, South Coast of Peru, late Paracas or early Nazca, ca. 200 BCE to 400 CE. An incredible silver gold alloy finial for a crown, in the form of a highly abstract avian creature. Its head is an inverted triangle, gently indented to suggest small tufts, possibly to form the head of an owl; the wings are upturned, the lower part of the body crescent shaped. The thin metal sheet has been hammered into a dense pattern of spirals and lines that are perhaps meant to evoke the texture of a bird's feathered body. A square in the center contains what might be an abstract face. Size: 11.1" W x 9" H (28.2 cm x 22.9 cm); 11.7" H (29.7 cm) on included custom stand.
This is a very early example of an avian elite burial item; the oldest known date to around 350 to 200 BCE, found in elite burials in the Ocucaje Basin of the Ica Valley in southern coastal Peru. These burials contained ceramics, baskets, gold and feathered ornaments, musical instruments, and weapons, as well as many beautifull woven and patterned textiles. Researchers believe the the Ocucaje and nearby Paracas burials (both are commonly referred to as Paracas) represent the rise of a new religion, one that required new ritual paraphernalia - notably, avian-related objects like feathers and headdresses/crowns like this one, which later in time, became ubiquitous on ceramics and textiles, probably representing supernatural beings.
Provenance: private Hawaii, USA collection; ex-Eugene Lions collection, Switzerland
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#136582Areas of bending and bunching commensurate with age. The piece is delicate, and is displayed on a solid backing.Condition
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