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THBInca Aryballos Anthropomorphic, ex-Messick
Lot 99
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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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Dec 3, 2020
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2020-12-03 10:00:00
2020-12-03 10:00:00
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Features classical antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art from cultures encompassing the globe. Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Etruscan, Near Eastern, Asian, Pre-Columbian, Native American, African / Tribal, Oceanic, Spanish Colonial, Russian, Fine Art, so much more! All legally acquired, legal to sell. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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- Lot Description
Pre-Columbian, Peru, Inca, ca. 1300 to 1500 CE. A fine aryballo style vessel featuring a petite circular base with impressively thin walls that dramatically spread outward and then upward to a bulbous body topped with a narrow tubular neck and flared rim. Embellished in a high burnish and shades of burnt sienna, a creamy tan, chocolate brown, and black, the ancient vessel presents with an intricately painted motif of 9 registers of alternating plain field and dotted designs all separated by thin horizontal rings of burnt sienna or brown along the pitcher's curved shoulder. An anthropomorphic visage adorns the long neck, displaying a raised mouth, 2 protruding coffee-bean shaped eyes, a flat nose, and 3 vertical painted lines beneath each eye, perhaps representing face paint. The shoulder and rim are connected via a lovely ribbon-like looped handle that boasts additional painted striped registers. A highly skilled example from the Inca! Size: 4.625" W x 6.625" H (11.7 cm x 16.8 cm)
The Inca created remarkably balanced and symmetrical forms and designs in their pottery. Their aesthetic and technique reveals the utmost skill and finesse.
Provenance: private Hawaii, USA collection; ex-Los Angeles, California, USA private collection, purchased in 1988; ex-T. Meisenhimer collection; ex-Ron Messick Gallery, acquired prior to 1994
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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#107337Collection label on base. Repairs to rim. Mouth and eyes of face have possibly been reattached, but if so, well done and difficult to discern. Expected surface wear with char marks to base, as well as light pitting and nicks/chips throughout commensurate with age. Otherwise, excellent with remarkable remaining pigment.Condition
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