Jamacoaque Ceramic Lord on Throne w/ TL - ex-Hollywood

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Northwest Coast, Tribal, & Pre-Columbian Art

By Artemis Gallery

May 24, 2018

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Featuring Pacific Northwest Coast Native American Art from respected collector / dealer, Joseph Alphabet. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com

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• Lot Description
  Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Jamacoaque culture, ca. 500 CE. An impressive mold-made ceramic figure of a seated lord, created in the unmistakable Jamacoaque style. The lord sits upon a tall stool with a flower-shaped base supported on seven (originally eight) petals. He has a broad body, legs and arms clad in multiple armlets and anklets, with a loincloth at his waist, and a huge necklace that seems to be composed of many individual strands. His face is striking, decorated with a tongue-like labret, a round nose ring, and two huge, spool-shaped earrings. The figure's headdress is perhaps his most striking accessory - a huge, draped masterwork that gives the impression of great weight and hangs down on either side of the head with an array of feather-like shapes in two rows and a band of round discs around the face. The detailed hands are a nice touch, with well-depicted fingers posed in a manner that suggests the figure once held some implements. Size: 5.5" W x 10.5" H (14 cm x 26.7 cm)
  
  The remains of blue and yellow applied pigment highlight the figure's accessories. This is probably a portrait of an individual rather than an idealized form. He may once have had gold and/or stone ornaments. Headdresses, jewelry, and styles of dress were all signifiers of rank and social status within many pre-Columbian societies; to a member of the Jamacoaque, this figure was probably instantly recognizable from his ornament and style of dress. The Jamacoaque period marked a change in ancient Ecuadorian society, when status and different occupations for individuals suddenly became important to show artistically - suggesting that this was the period when their culture began to stratify and become culturally complex, with individuals in the society having specialized roles and some, like this one, being depicted with great wealth. This fantastic figure stands on its own as a work of art but also reminds us of exciting developments in a long-lost world.
  
  This piece has been tested using thermoluminescence (TL) and has been found to be ancient and of the period stated. A full report will accompany purchase.
  
  Provenance: private Hawaii, USA collection; ex-private T. Misenhimer collection, Hollywood, California, USA, famous Hollywood film producer
  
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  #133787

  Condition

  Center of torso has been repaired and restored, with overpainting over restored area. One "petal" from the base is lost (the one furthest back). Tiny holes drilled in foot and back of head for TL test.
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