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THBFine Matched Pair Zacatecas Polychrome Figures w/ TL
Lot 145i
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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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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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Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Jalisco, near Teocaltiche, Zacatecas culture, Protoclassic period, ca. 100 BCE to 250 CE. A fabulous pair of hollow-built pottery figures seated on ample thighs and conical posteriors. The figures present nude with vibrant red slip as the ground for further cream and black negative resist linear and geometric motifs which course across the chest, legs, arms, and heads. The female sits upright with arms curved to her hips with exposed breasts decorated with small circular patterns, and the man is hunched over while playing a cylindrical drum held between his knees. Each stylized head boasts openwork eyes and lips, prominent noses, semicircular ears with serrated earrings and perforations, and high-raised brows, with two button-shaped hair nodules projecting from the man's brow. Hollow figures like these examples are found throughout areas of Jalisco, Mexico within deep shaft tombs which suggest they are offerings to the deceased. Two striking examples from ancient West Mexico! Size of largest (female): 7.25" W x 13.5" H (18.4 cm x 34.3 cm).
The sculptural creations from the Zacatecas peoples are some of the most admired figures to come out of ancient West Mexico. The consistency of form as well as the bright, recognizable colors of the slip pigmentation, and highly-abstract presentation make them some of the most unique ceramic statues from anywhere in the world, and male/female figures like these examples are often found in pairs exhibiting similar stylization. Though specific to areas of Jalisco, Mexico, these statues are often scarce as scholars believe they were produced only for a brief period of ancient Mesoamerican history.
For a few strikingly-similar examples, please see: Kan, Michael, Clement Meighan, and H. B. Nicholson. "Sculpture of Ancient West Mexico: Nayarit, Jalisco, Colima: A Catalogue of the Proctor Stafford Collection at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art." University of New Mexico Press, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 1989, pp. 126-127, figs. 99 a-b, 102.
A pair of strikingly-similar examples hammered for $21,250 at Sotheby's, New York "The Collection of Edwin & Cherie Silver" auction (November 13, 2017, lot 32): http://www.sothebys.com/en/auctions/ecatalogue/2017/african-oceanic-n09620/lot.32.html
This piece has been tested using thermoluminescence (TL) analysis and has been found to be ancient and of the period stated. A full report will accompany purchase.
Provenance: private New York, New York, USA collection; ex-private Beverly Hills, California, USA collection
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#144381Both figures repaired from multiple large pieces with light resurfacing and overpainting along break lines. Both figures have minor abrasions and nicks to legs, arms, bodies, and heads, with fading to areas of original pigmentation, and light encrustations. Nice earthen deposits and great manganese blooms throughout.Condition
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