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THBGuerrero Chontal Greenstone Standing Figure
Lot 121a
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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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By Artemis Gallery
Jul 11, 2019
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2019-07-11 10:00:00
2019-07-11 10:00:00
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Bidsquare : Ancient / Ethnographic / Americana
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Discover ancient art from Egypt, Greece, Italy, and the Near East, as well as Asian, Pre-Columbian, Tribal, Fossils and Fine Art. Also featuring a wonderful collection from a prominent New York estate whose owners reside in the Van Wyck family's historic Lloyd Harbor waterfront home. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
Discover ancient art from Egypt, Greece, Italy, and the Near East, as well as Asian, Pre-Columbian, Tribal, Fossils and Fine Art. Also featuring a wonderful collection from a prominent New York estate whose owners reside in the Van Wyck family's historic Lloyd Harbor waterfront home. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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- Lot Description
Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Guerrero region, Chontal, ca. 600 to 400 BCE. A fine sculptural figure, hand-carved from pale sage-green stone with dark-grey inclusions. The figure stands upon stocky, delineated legs and has a wide chest, conical arms, sloping shoulders, and a thick neck. The enlarged head boasts recessed ovoid eyes, a slender triangular nose, smooth cheeks flanking full lips, and a short forehead. Size: 2.875" W x 6.25" H (7.3 cm x 15.9 cm); 7.75" H (19.7 cm) on included custom stand.
Ancient Mesoamerican cultures are thought to be some of the most spiritually-conscious groups, not through written word but through their artistic creations. While the true meaning of these items has been lost to the sands of time, their symbolic meanings have been extrapolated from similar examples and item typologies. Later Mesoamerican peoples clearly cherished their portable sculptures as heirlooms. Chontal creations have been unearthed in ritual caches at Templo Mayor, the principle temple of the fifteenth-century Aztecs of Tenochtitlan (Mexico City). The Guerrero region of modern-day southwestern Mexico was the center of the Mezcala and Chontal stone carving traditions. While Mezcala artists are known for their abstract, geometric style, the Chontal sculptors imbued their artworks with more naturalism.
Provenance: ex-private Ohio, USA collection, acquired in the 1960s
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#147223Repair to left arm, with small chips and light adhesive residue along break lines. Minor losses to forehead, eyes, and right arm as shown, with abrasions and encrustations across most surfaces. Light earthen deposits throughout.Condition
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