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THBFinely Burnished Manteno Blackware Incensario
Lot 79
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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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2019-01-24 10:00:00
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Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Manteno, ca. 1000 CE. A sizeable figural incensario, finely modeled from terracotta with a blackware finish to depict a male nude who stands at attention with his arms at his sides (somewhat reminiscent of Greek kouros figures, only with both feet together rather than depicted in a stride). The figure presents an impressive, wide shouldered build as well as a focused face comprised of coffee bean shaped eyes, a prominent nose, and slightly parted gently smiling lips. Though naked with delineated genitalia, he does wear large earspools and a grand headdress that also serves as the shallow, platter-like container for the incensario which was most likely used to burn copal incense. He also wears a studded band across his chest and has incised bracelets. Notice that his buttocks is rendered with small opening for the additional emission of incense smoke or embers. The entire piece was painstakingly stone polished so as to create the effect of lustrous metal. Size: 5" W x 11" H (12.7 cm x 27.9 cm)
The Manteno artist who created this piece exposed it to an oxygen-poor environment, known as a reducing atmosphere. This resulted in a build-up of black carbon producing its iconic black coloring. Many cultures throughout the world have used incense for both religious purposes in rituals, as well as in secular contexts, for the pure pleasure of enoying the aromas produced when burned. The Pre-Columbian Manteno peoples were no exception, and their unique aesthetic is displayed in this skillfully sculpted incensario. Incense and other materials were burned as food for the gods, as it was believed that the deities could only consume substances that were burned and offered to them in the form of smoke that flowed upward toward the celestial realm.
Provenance: private New York, New York, USA collection; ex-New York, USA doctors' private collection
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#141344Intact, with deposits in the lower profile areas. Encrusted deposit in the opening on the buttocks.Condition
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