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THBMaya Incised Pottery Cylinder - Monkey God
Lot 69
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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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From beloved pets to dedicated servants and vital livestock to symbolic imagery from many religions, animals frequently show up in the art of all cultures, ancient times to the present. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
From beloved pets to dedicated servants and vital livestock to symbolic imagery from many religions, animals frequently show up in the art of all cultures, ancient times to the present. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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Pre-Columbian, Maya territories, ca. 550 to 900 CE. A redware cylinder, finely incised with two depictions of the monkey god , one on each side, standing in profile, likely processing forward as one leg is advanced, with arms extended in front, a long and intricately delineated tail, and an expressive visage presenting a large, bulging eye, a pronounced nose, an earspool adorning the ear, and a tongue emerging from the lips - all topped by an elaborate headdress with curvilinear wave or monkey tail motifs. A pair of mesmerizing simian creatures who likely represent Hun batz and Hun chouen, half brothers to one another as well as older brothers of the Hero Twins who were regarded as important deities of the arts as well as patrons of scribes and sculptors. Separating the monkeys are vertical panels incised with a central band of nested arrow-like motifs alternating with dotted sections that perhaps represent animal pelt, framed by two vertical registers of curvilinear motifs. Size: 5.375" W x 7.25" H (13.7 cm x 18.4 cm)
It is fitting that this monkey appears on a work of Maya art, as monkeys are associated with creativity in the Popol Vuh where the older brothers of the Hero Twins are named "One Monkey" (Hun batz) and "One Artisan" (Hun chouen), translated at times to One Howler monkey and One Spider monkey. These half brothers were believed to be carvers, writers, flautists, singers, in short, men of genius. When they were defeated by the Hero Twins and converted into monkeys, they rose to the occasion and became patrons of the arts, and in time, the object of writers' and carvers' prayers.
Provenance: private Hawaii, USA collection; ex-Roy Oswald collection, Arizona, USA, between 1960 to 2004
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#161493Minute chips to rim and periphery of base. Vessel was repaired from about six pieces with restoration over the break lines and some visible break lines. Nice deposits grace the surface, especially on base and lower walls.Condition
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