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THBJalisco San Juanito Bichrome Female Pensadora Figure
Lot 146
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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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- Lot Description
Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Jalisco, San Juanito, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. An exemplary bichrome terracotta seated female pensadora ("thinker") figure in a pensive pose with traits characteristic of San Juanito types, including attenuated limbs, an oversized elongated head, and a wide torso. She wears elaborate earrings, arm bands, and a skirt, but is otherwise nude, thus revealing one of her pendulous breasts as she covers the other with her left hand. Her visage is characteristically abstract with slit eyes, a narrow nose with bulbous nostrils, and slightly parted lips. Her seemingly forlorn facial expression and overall pose - with chin resting upon the raised right knee, left hand on the chest, and right hand placed upon the bent knee - is one of resignation, sorrow, or perhaps exhaustion. Adorned in hues of vibrant orange and creamy beige under a lustrous burnish, this marvelous figure captures the humanity of the ancients in West Mexico. Size: 8.4" W x 11.3" H (21.3 cm x 28.7 cm)
Ancient West Mexico was home to a highly sophisticated culture that constructed earth mounds, ritual circles, and shaft tombs; most of what we know of them archaeologically comes from the figures, like this one, that were buried in their shaft tombs. However, there are clear differences between the Jalisco and other traditions (Colima and Nayarit) of shaft tomb builders, and today we do not believe that they were a single unified culture, despite their shared architectural traditions. Jalisco pieces like this one are distinguished by seated positions for their female figures and their large size. These figures would have been positioned facing outward from the walls of graves, as if in conversation with the deceased.
Provenance: private Healy collection, Studio City, California, USA, acquired at Arte Primitivo, before 2010
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#166561Chipping to periphery of skirt. Repaired from several pieces with restoration. Restoration to arms and face. Some nicks and scratches, commensurate with age. Otherwise, excellent with nice remaining pigments and rich earthen deposits on interior.Condition
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