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THBLot of 4 Colima Pottery Gingerbread Figures
Lot 95e
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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
Oct 22, 2020
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2020-10-22 10:00:00
2020-10-22 10:00:00
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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, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A lot of four hand-built pottery figures of stylized anthropomorphic flat forms - of a type also known as a gingerbread flat. Three stand atop delineated legs and broad chests supporting the arms that hang to the sides. The elongated conical heads bear pierced ear lobes and a prominent nose. The largest figure is detailed with traces of black pigments, an applied necklace and ridges to the sides of the conical head, and incised lines to represent mouth and eyes. The other large gingerbread is built similarly, but without the applied ornaments, and with heavy magnesium deposits on the flat backside. The petite standing figure has a bit of a paunch or overhanging stomach area. The smallest figure is seated with a flat backside and a conical head similar to the others. These all may have been brightly painted at one time and were part of the shaft tomb tradition, made to be placed into graves as votive figures. Size of largest: 7.6" H x 4.5" W (19.3 cm x 11.4 cm); smallest: 1.18" W x 1.5" H (3 cm x 3.8 cm)
Provenance: private Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA collection; ex- Minerva Gallery; ex- Benjamin Vega, California, USA, acquired in 2006 to 2007; ex-Gene and Virginia George, brought to the USA from 1961 to 1966
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#155199The largest figure has losses to the nose and tip of pointed head. Second largest figure is repaired with right arm, right leg, and head reattached and small resurfacing over break lines. Seated figure is restored on the pointed portion of head and the nose, and has a small loss to hand. Surface wear commensurate with age and magnesium deposits with traces of painted pigments.Condition
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