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THBLarge Inca Quartz Llama Canopa
Lot 79a
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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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Ancient art from Egypt, Greece, Italy and the Near East, as well as Asian, Fossils, Pre-Columbian, Native American, African / Tribal / Oceanic, Fine art, and much more! All categories, all price ranges... all legally acquired and guaranteed to be as described or your money back. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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- Lot Description
Pre-Columbian, Peru, Inca Empire, ca. 1470 to 1532 CE. A hand-carved quartz canopa exhibiting a characteristic camelid form and an incredibly smooth, polished surface. The vessel presents with a corpulent body, a perky tail, and a deep cavity drilled into the back. The raised head features a thick snout with an incised mouth and nostrils, perky ears, and a fleecy dewlap that cascades down in 5 gradually lengthening waves. Canopas like this example were filled with substances like coca leaves, animal fat, or maize before being buried near the camelids' corrals as an offering to the gods for protection. The use of quartz for this example perhaps contains some symbolic significance or represents a particular favorite animal of the carver. Size: 5.375" W x 2.3" H (13.7 cm x 5.8 cm); 3.9" H (9.9 cm) on included custom stand.
Cf. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession number 1987.394.690
This piece has been searched against the Art Loss Register database and has been cleared. The Art Loss Register maintains the world's largest database of stolen art, collectibles, and antiques.
Provenance: private New York, USA collection, from 1966, acquired in July, 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.
A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.
PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm.
Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping.
#165122Softening to some facial details, with light encrustations within some recessed details and cavity on back, light abrasions, and a couple of stable hairline fissures, otherwise intact and excellent. Nice earthen deposits and great preservation to overall form. Old inventory label beneath base.Condition
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