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THBFine Olmec Carved Orthoclase Jade Figure
Lot 140a
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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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Pre-Columbian, southern Mexico, Guerrero region, Olmec culture, ca. 1000 to 600 BCE. An exceptional figure finely carved and string cut from orthoclase jade. Standing atop thick legs that slightly bend at the knee, the ancient figure displays a broad body, a protruding chest, thick legs, and hefty feet with incised toes. Both of his attenuated arms fall downward from square shoulders, resting to either side of his flat torso. Boasting natural hues of fern and olive with creamy beige striations, the figure presents a characteristically elongated head and an expressive visage comprised of jowly 'babyface' cheeks, a were-jaguar mouth, a relatively naturalistic nose with incised nostrils, sunken eyes, and a large, domed forehead, all flanked by a pair of lengthy ears perforated by drill holes for suspending ornaments. Size: 2" W x 4.375" H (5.1 cm x 11.1 cm)
The first major civilization in Meso-America was that of the Olmec. They established themselves in the tropical lowlands of south-central Mexico around 1500 BCE. The Olmec were very advanced, with monumental architecture, colossal statuary, votive statues, and an aristocracy that enjoyed fine objects of personal adornment carved from stone. They also were among the first Mesoamerican peoples to use stone in sculpture even though it had to be quarried in distant mountains and went to great lengths to attain greenstone, such as that used for this figure.
To the Olmecs, statuettes like this example carried many meanings, not all of which are obvious to us today; however, scholars surmise that the color green was associated with vibrant growth, renewal, and given the cyclical conception of life and death, rejuvenation after death.
Cf. Cleveland Museum of Art, 1990.219, 1945.130, Fowler Museum at UCLA, X85.864, and Kimbell Art Museum, AP 1981.07.
Provenance: ex-private Saint Petersburg, Florida, USA collection; ex-private Texas, USA collection, formed prior to 1970, purportedly found in the region of Paso Morelos, Guerrero, Mexico in the 1960s
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#163691Expected surface wear with a few nicks and abrasions, commensurate with age. Iron oxide staining in some areas. Chip to proper left arm. Otherwise, intact and excellent with numerous calcifications, mineral and soil deposits.Condition
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