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THBLarge Maya Conch Shell Trumpet w/ Carvings
Lot 91
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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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May 19, 2022
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Featuring a very special collection of Fine Art from the Hollywood Hills, including Picasso & Rookwood ceramics! Also included are many fine examples of classical antiquities, ancient, and ethnographic art from cultures encompassing the globe. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
Featuring a very special collection of Fine Art from the Hollywood Hills, including Picasso & Rookwood ceramics! Also included are many fine examples of classical antiquities, ancient, and ethnographic art from cultures encompassing the globe. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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- Lot Description
Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico to Guatemala, Maya, Late Classic Period, ca. 550 to 900 CE. A magnificent trumpet carved from a massive conch shell and incised with geometric patterns. The apex tip of the spire was sliced away and polished to form the mouthpiece and remains of pale red, perhaps cinnabar, covers this area. The exterior surface decorated with registers of circles enclosed with linear markings that course along the body whorl and column. At the chamber opening is a drilled suspension hole for a cord to carry this instrument. Conch shell trumpets were used to announce victorious hunters returning and rituals, such as human sacrifice. Shell imagery was deeply symbolic to the Maya; shells came from the sea, which was the primordial space from which the world of humans originated and the watery underworld, Xibalba. They also seem to have been closely connected to ideas of wind, moisture, and breath- the musician's lifeforce breath transformed into a powerful musical sound. Size: 12" L x 7" Diameter (30.5 cm x 17.8 cm); 9" H (22.9 cm) on included custom stand.
Provenance: private Hawaii, USA collection, 1995 to 2010; ex-Arte Primitivo, New York, New York, USA
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.
#171703Earthen and mineral deposits throughout and root marks. Chip to mouth opening on apex. Surface abrasions and pitting. Mineral and earthen encrustations to body whorl as shown. Not tested for functionality, and not recommended due to possible cinnabar presence near mouthpiece.Condition
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