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THBLarge / Rare Panamanian Cocle Vessel - Coatimundi
Lot 44a
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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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Day 2 of an important 2-day auction featuring exceptional, museum-worthy examples of Pre-Columbian from the ancient Americas, Native American, African / Tribal, Oceanic, Spanish Colonial and fossils. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
Day 2 of an important 2-day auction featuring exceptional, museum-worthy examples of Pre-Columbian from the ancient Americas, Native American, African / Tribal, Oceanic, Spanish Colonial and fossils. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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- Lot Description
Pre-Columbian, Central America, Panama, Gran Cocle culture, ca. 800 to 1000 CE. Wow! A delightful large Cocle ceramic vessel in the form of a coatimundi. The body of the vessel starts from a diminutive round disc foot and rises to four gentle points, evenly spaced at ninety degrees. Above that is the neck and wide mouth of the vessel, which are in the form of the head of the animal, complete with tiny projecting snout and ears. The eyes are incised slits with shapes and bands of red and purple pigment in black outline around the face. Painted onto the body in similar style are the arms and claws. Between them is a shape that may be a fish tail - as if the animal is eating a fish that disappears into the part of the vessel where his neck would be. Coatimundi are playful animals that may have been pets in ancient Central America. Size: 8.25" W x 9.5" H (21 cm x 24.1 cm)
In the Gran Cocle Pre-Columbian kingdom, geometric design elements such as these were imbued with powerful symbolism, although the cognitive intent of these has largely been forgotten or is no longer known. Some researchers believe that the brightly colored Cocle ceramics refer to the contemporary belief system, which seems to have revolved a mythic "Rainbow Serpent" who was believed to be the original designer of these motifs.
Provenance: ex-New World Artifacts, Houston, Texas, USA; ex-Joe Patten collection
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#148842Intact with a few tiny chips and nicks from the peripheries. Great preservation of pigment with light wear commensurate with age. Rich deposits on interior and exterior.Condition
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