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THBMaya Jade Relief w/ Lord Holding Cacao Staff - Bonhams
Lot 142b
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Artemis Gallery
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
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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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- Lot Description
Pre-Columbian, Maya Territories, ca 550 to 900 CE. A beautiful Maya jadeite relief depicting a regal seated figure perhaps making a gesture with his right hand (thumb extended toward his left and two fingers pointing upward), but possibly holding a staff or cacao stalk used as a staff. His head in profile and facing his right (our left) presents a solemn countenance with a closed eye and a closed mouth, as if concentrating in prayer or engaged in a religious ritual. Clearly a deity or lord of import, he is adorned by a lavish plumed headdress, a large earspool, and a beaded necklace. As was the custom, the Maya artisan worked with the natural shape of the stone rather than lose any precious surface area. The stone was drilled horizontally behind the figure for suspension or attachment. Size: 2.625" W x 3.75" H (6.7 cm x 9.5 cm); 3.875" H (9.8 cm) on included custom stand.
The value of jade for ancient people lay in its symbolic power. Its color was associated with water and vegetation, and the Maya would place jade beads in the mouths of the dead. Many scholars have argued that the demand for jadeite contributed to the rise of long-distance trading networks and to the rise of urban centers in ancient Mesoamerica.
Related to the interpretation that this figure may be holding a cacao stalk, cacao was the source for chocolate which was believed to have medicinal value as well as aphrodisiac qualities in ancient Mesoamerica, and it played a major role in ceremonial rituals ranging from marriage to funerary rites. See a greenstone tablet that depicts a lord grasping a cacao tree as his staff in the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University, Peabody Museum Expedition, 1907-1910 (digital file #60741111).
Cf: Les Masques de Jade, cat. 66
Provenance: private Honolulu, Hawaii, USA collection; ex-Bonhams New York, November 12, 2014, Lot 22, sold for $2375; acquired prior to 1980; ex Scott and Stuart Gentling collection
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#149529Repaired from 3 to 5 pieces with losses to the peripheries as shown. The imagery is very well preserved. Scattered deposits grace the surface.Condition
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