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THBGuangala Pottery Seated Priest Figure
Lot 29a
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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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2020-10-15 12:00:00
2020-10-15 12:00:00
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Ancient and ethnographic art from cultures encompassing the Americas - Pre-Columbian, Native American, Northwest Coast, Spanish Colonial, more. All legally acquired, all legal to sell, all guaranteed to be as described or your money back. Convenient in-house shipping! Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
Ancient and ethnographic art from cultures encompassing the Americas - Pre-Columbian, Native American, Northwest Coast, Spanish Colonial, more. All legally acquired, all legal to sell, all guaranteed to be as described or your money back. Convenient in-house shipping! Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Guangala culture, ca. 400 BCE to 200 CE. A wonderful priest figure of a hollow form built from highly burnished pottery exhibiting beige and pale orange hues. The figure presents with bangled wrists and hands resting atop bent legs, and an outward-curving tooth pendant hangs from around his neck. The oversized head displays incised ovoid eyes beneath protruding eyebrows, cupped ears adorned with funnel-form earspools, and two plug elements extending from the brow with one surrounded by a serrated disc. Size: 6.75" W x 11.1" H (17.1 cm x 28.2 cm)
The Guangala culture produced decorative ceramics like this one during a time of great social and economic change in the Northern Andean region. At the start of the period, the Guangala culture was relatively egalitarian, but increasing trade interactions with nearby cultures led to the development of social hierarchies. The Guangala produced no large scale monuments, so their exquisite and detailed pottery is our most lasting record of their lives.
Provenance: private New York, USA collection, acquired around 1966
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#159208Repaired from multiple large pieces, with resurfacing and overpainting along break lines. Minor abrasions to limbs, body, and head, with fading to areas of original pigment, and fire-darkening to face. Nice preservation to detailing and remains of original pigment throughout.Condition
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