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THBLot of Five Pre-Columbian West Mexican Pottery Figures
Lot 108b
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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, West Mexico, Chupicuaro, ca. 500 BCE to 300 CE; Michoacan, Protoclassic Period, ca. 500 to 100 BCE. A wonderful ensemble of five pottery figures all shown standing nude and exhibiting flat forms. Three of these figures are from Chupicuaro culture. All female as evident via their exposed breasts and genitalia and wearing annular earrings, two of the Chupicuaro figures wear elaborate headbands and pretty collar necklaces over square faces with incised eyes, pointed noses and a petite mouth, while the remaining female has a spherical head with incised hair, large angled eyes, and a triangular nose. The remaining pair, which are from Michoacan culture, are male and female. Both of these lovely figures wear flat headdresses, necklaces, and annular earspools. Holding their hands to their sides, each of the Michoacan figures exhibits annular eyes, a prominent, pointed nose, and a full-lipped mouth. Size of largest: 1.75" W x 3.875" H (4.4 cm x 9.8 cm)
Provenance: private Fayetteville, Arkansas, USA collection; ex-Dr. David Harner collection, Springdale, Arkansas, USA, acquired between the 1950s and 1960s
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#162532Chip to proper left foot of Chupicuaro one with spherical head. All have expected surface wear with light abrasions and softening of detail commensurate with age. Otherwise, excellent with nice earthen and manganese deposits.Condition
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