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THBFine Costa Rican Stone Bird Mace Head
Lot 136c
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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 4, 2020
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2020-06-04 10:00:00
2020-06-04 10:00:00
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An important one-day auction featuring museum-worthy examples of Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Etruscan, Near Eastern, Far East / Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal, Oceanic, Native American, Spanish Colonial, Russian, Fossils, Ancient Jewelry, Fine Art, so much more! Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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- Lot Description
Pre-Columbian, Central America, Costa Rica, Guanacaste/Nicoya region, ca. 1st to 5th century CE. A superb mace head that is hand-carved from mottled beige-hued stone with dark grey and green inclusions as well as vermilion areas behind the body. A cylindrical socketing shaft is drilled biconically behind the stylized bird head exhibiting discoid eyes, a bulging brow, and a grooved beak base in front of an attenuated, aquiline beak. A perforation through the beak suggests the mace was at one time adorned with additional ornamentation, perhaps for ceremonial or ritual purposes. The design of the mace head evokes a bird of prey, perhaps a hawk or eagle, as a symbol of warfare as well as the sun. Their pointed beaks are also intended to emulate the sharpened bloodletting tools used in ritual practices across ancient Mesoamerica. Size: 5.25" L x 3.375" W x 4" H (13.3 cm x 8.6 cm x 10.2 cm)
Based on various pottery sculptures from throughout the Pre-Columbian world, figural maces like this example were often highly symbolic objects carried by rules and gods alike as visible signs of their power and authority. The heightened level of craftsmanship of this mace head indicates that countless hours went into carving, shaping, and smoothing its surfaces and that a highly-skilled artisan - perhaps one who specialized in intricate lapidary creations - was commissioned to carve it for an individual of great wealth and importance.
Provenance: ex-Barakat Gallery, Beverly Hills, California, USA, acquired prior to 2000
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#155896Petite nicks along body, verso, and avian head, with very light encrustations, otherwise intact and excellent. Great remaining details and smooth surface textures throughout.Condition
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