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THBFine Muisca Tumbaga Tunjo Figural Ornament
Lot 178
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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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Ancient art from Egypt, Greece, Italy and the Near East, as well as Asian, Fossils, Pre-Columbian, Native American, African / Tribal / Oceanic, Fine art, and much more! All categories, all price ranges... all legally acquired and guaranteed to be as described or your money back. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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- Lot Description
Pre-Columbian, Colombia, Guatavita Lake region, Muisca culture, ca. 1000 to 1550 CE. A lovely ornament of a standing figure known as a tunjo, cast from tumbaga of a high 59% gold content via the lost wax (cire perdue) technique. The highly stylized figure presents with a flat profile and stands upon sinuous legs and long-toed feet. The figure holds both arms close to the chest and grasps a lengthy staff with an avian finial in the right hand. The visage shows horizontal, teardrop-shaped eyes flanking a tab-shaped nose, a narrow mouth with one corner raised, and spiralized ear ornaments, all beneath a wrapped headdress. Attractive patina covers all surfaces of this figure and create a lustrous, opulent presentation. Size: 1.25" W x 2.625" H (3.2 cm x 6.7 cm); quality of tumbaga: 59% gold, 35% copper, 3.5% silver; total weight: 13.3 grams
For a similar example made from pure gold, please see The Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession number 1979.206.949
Provenance: private Ventura, California, USA collection, acquired through descent; ex-private Ventura, California, USA collection, acquired at auction and from private collections from 1965 to 1970
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#164155Small area of loss to backing behind ankles as shown. Minor abrasions and casting flaws mostly along verso, with very light encrustations within some recessed areas. Great preservation to overall form and wonderful patina throughout.Condition
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