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THBHuge Maya Guatemalan Stucco Head
Lot 72b
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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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End-of-Summer Clearance sale featuring discounted pricing on antiquities from Egypt, Greece, Italy, and the Near East...plus Viking, Asian, Pre-Columbian, Tribal, Russian Icons, Spanish Colonial, Fine Art, more! Starting prices have been reduced up to 65% from original auction prices. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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- Lot Description
**Originally Listed At $2500**
Pre-Columbian, Guatemala, Mayan Territories, Late Classic period, ca. 550 to 900 CE. A large, impressive stucco portrait head, depicting a fierce individual with huge eyes, a large nose, and a round headdress. Slight remains of red pigment are still visible on the headdress and lower part of the hanging earrings / headdress flaps that are on either side of the chin, reminding us that when first made, the face would have been fully painted with a variety of bright colors. This face must have once decorated a temple or public space. We know that some of these stucco heads represent ancestors and others represent gods and mythological figures. This one, with its abstract features, is probably a member of the Mayan religious pantheon. Size: 9.25" W x 17.65" H (23.5 cm x 44.8 cm); 18" H (45.7 cm) on included custom stand.
Modeled stucco, made from a lime-based plaster, was one of the major artistic innovations of pre-Columbian Mexico and Central America. Mayan cities were covered in stucco, from architectural features like this head to floors, wall coatings, and free-standing sculptures. However, stucco was also relatively fragile, and after the downfall of the Mayan civilization, stucco artwork was often the first to degrade in the elements - meaning that finds like this one are rare.
Provenance: collection of the late Alfred E. Stendahl, Stendahl Gallery, Los Angeles, California, USA, acquired prior to 1990
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#126390Piece is a fragment, with losses around the edges; part of the nose is lost and there are small losses on the underside of the face, but much of the facial details remain. Three large cracks have been stabilized.Condition
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