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THBImpressive Huastec Stone Nude Male Figure
Lot 209
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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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Jul 8, 2021
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Bidsquare : CLEARANCE | Ancient & Ethnographic Art
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Kick off summer with our clearance sale featuring discounted pricing and many new items at superb prices! Asian art, Classical antiquities from Egypt, Greece, Italy, and the Near East...plus Pre-Columbian, Tribal, Russian Icons & Enamelware, Spanish Colonial, Fine Art, Fossils, more! Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
Kick off summer with our clearance sale featuring discounted pricing and many new items at superb prices! Asian art, Classical antiquities from Egypt, Greece, Italy, and the Near East...plus Pre-Columbian, Tribal, Russian Icons & Enamelware, Spanish Colonial, Fine Art, Fossils, more! Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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- Lot Description
**Originally Listed At $3000**
Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Huastec, ca. 900 to 1450 CE. A large, grey, volcanic stone standing figure of a male. He is shown with a prominent phallus, hands on his stomach, and a face with inset eyes and mouth and a wide, flaring nose. His hair is flattened, and he has round earrings. Size: 4.4" W x 14" H (11.2 cm x 35.6 cm)
Bernardino de Sahagun, a Spanish friar who recorded many of the customs and histories of the Mesoamerican people in the 16th century, wrote that the Aztecs believed the Huastecs were degenerates because their men did not wear loincloths, instead preferring to be exposed (this may be propaganda that the Aztecs used to justify their conquest, but there is other evidence that this is correct). The Huastecs, who lived on Mexico's Gulf Coast and ultimately, in the 15th century, became one of the satellite states of the Aztec Empire, are little known aside from limited artwork and Aztec accounts given to Spanish chroniclers. One of their major legacies is stone artwork depicting human figures like this one.
Provenance: private Arizona, USA collection, acquired before 2000
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
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PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most Antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm.
#118779Age wear to surface, with some softening of features and small stains.Condition
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