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Lot 92
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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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Join us for Part Two of a spotlight on two fabulous collections, one from Lumberton, Texas, and the other from Whisnant Gallery in New Orleans. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
Join us for Part Two of a spotlight on two fabulous collections, one from Lumberton, Texas, and the other from Whisnant Gallery in New Orleans. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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- Lot Description
Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Gulf Coast Region, Veracruz (Vera Cruz) culture, ca. 3rd to 7th century CE. A nice set of 2 hand-built pottery figures from the ancient Veracruz culture. First is a squat figure who stands atop attenuated legs and has an impressed belt and loincloth, a shell-form pendant, and a nodule-adorned headdress. Black pigment embellishes the eyes, thighs, and chest. The larger fragmentary figure presents with a deeply corseted and elongated waist and a necklace lined with shell-form beads. The massive head features protruding eyes, full lips, a large ear spool, and a bow-form headband, and applied black pigment decorates the eyes and brows. Size (larger figure): 3.375" W x 5.8" H (8.6 cm x 14.7 cm); (squat figure): 3.375" W x 5.8" H (8.6 cm x 14.7 cm)
Provenance: private Lumberton, Texas, USA collection, acquired before 2010
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Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping.
#169638Taller figure is a fragment of a larger composition as shown; squat figure is intact and very good. Taller figure has losses to right leg and portion of left leg, areas of necklace, one earspool, and part of headband. Both figures have light abrasions and fading to some applied pigment. Nice earthen deposits throughout.Condition
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