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THBGuerrero / Chontal Pottery Bust of Female
Lot 138
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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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Featuring discounted pricing on Asian art, classical antiquities from Egypt, Greece, Italy, and the Near East...plus Pre-Columbian, Tribal, Russian Icons, Spanish Colonial, Fine Art, more! Starting prices have been reduced up to 65% from original auction prices - perfect for dealers and collectors! Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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- Lot Description
**Originally Listed At $300**
Pre-Columbian, Valley of Mexico, Guerrero/Chontal, ca. 500 BCE. This funerary offering depicts a section of a female figure who has undergone a cesarean (or caesarean) procedure; note the central 'cut' or groove down her torso. While not overtly Olmecoid in physiognomy, this figure depicts a condition portrayed by the Olmec who were unabashed about depicting the graphic details of a wide range of experiences from women in labor to pathological conditions. Perhaps related to a fertility ritual, the sculptor aimed to focus our attention on the locii of fertility - the pronounced breasts and cesarean scar over the womb. A most unusual treasure, clearly created to serve a ritualistic and/or didactic function. Size: 6.7" W x 7.625" H (17 cm x 19.4 cm); 9.25" H (23.5 cm) on included custom stand.
Provenance: private New York, New York, USA collection; ex Walter Feldman collection, 1925-2017, who was Professor of Art at Brown University, and donated most of his Pre-Columbian collection to Brown’s Haffenrefer Museum
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#161333A fragment of a larger pottery figure. Losses to legs and lower body as shown. Repairs to top-right corner of head, with small chips and light adhesive residue along break lines. Light encrustations and chips to upper body, arms, head, and coiffure, with fading to original pigment. Nice earthen deposits throughout.Condition
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