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THBLarge, Rare & Important Maya Green Stone Belt Celt
Lot 124b
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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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By Artemis Gallery
Feb 21, 2019
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2019-02-21 10:00:00
2019-02-21 10:00:00
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An important one-day auction featuring museum-worthy examples of Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Etruscan, Near Eastern, Far East / Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal, Oceanic, Native American, Spanish Colonial, Russian, Fossils, Ancient Jewelry, Fine Art, so much more! Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
An important one-day auction featuring museum-worthy examples of Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Etruscan, Near Eastern, Far East / Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal, Oceanic, Native American, Spanish Colonial, Russian, Fossils, Ancient Jewelry, Fine Art, so much more! Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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- Lot Description
Pre-Columbian, Mayan territories, ca. 550 to 900 CE. A striking and very hefty belt ornament, skillfully carved and incised with a mesmerizing ensemble of intertwining avian, zoomorphic, and anthropomorphic figures. When viewed right-side up, one sees a large bird in profile with an open beak toward the left, with other visages below and to the right. Interestingly, when viewed upside-down, the drilled perforation serves as the enormous openwork eye of a jaguar head with curly fur behind the eye and a pronounced snout with delineated nose to the right. Within its open mouth is a frontal face, perhaps belonging to another wild feline given its curled whiskers and open mouth revealing a curled tongue. To the far left of this visage is an avian face depicted in profile with a large circular eye, a crest of feathers above, and a petite beak below. Size: 4.5" W x 4.5" H (11.4 cm x 11.4 cm); 5.375" H (13.7 cm) on included custom stand.
Further contributing to the beauty of this piece is the red cinnabar rubbed into the incised curvilinear, linear, and partially pierced recessions of the piece - as well as the inherent splendor of the stone's brilliant spring green hues.
Provenance: ex-Howard Rose Gallery, New York, USA; ex-Splendors of the World Gallery, Los Angeles, California, USA; ex-Murray Korda collection, Florida, USA, acquired in the 1960’s
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#144375Old losses to edge of curl above and behind the openwork eye and area on periphery below bird face of the piece (when viewed upside down). These were once drilled for suspension or attachment, much like the biconically drilled perforation to the periphery below the center of the frontal visage. Otherwise near choice save some expected age wear. Wonderful remains of red cinnabar and finely incised imagery.Condition
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