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THBMaya Polychrome Jar w/ Seated Dignitaries, ex-Harmer
Lot 5a
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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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Featuring ancient and ethnographic art from around the world, including Pre-Columbian, Native American, African / Tribal, Oceanic, Ethnographic, Spanish Colonial, Fossils, Fine Art, much more. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico to Guatemala, Maya, Late Classic Period, ca. 550 to 850 CE. A hand-built pottery jar of an elegant form with a flat base, a carinated lower body with a tapered upper body, and a thin rim surrounding a deep interior cavity. The highly burnished exterior features a pale-orange ground that displays a wondrous scene of three seated dignitaries with crossed arms and legs, each wearing a red-and-white belt and headband. A column of black-painted pseudo-glyphs is enclosed within a thick red stripe, and a solid red ring creates the lowest decorative element. A fine example of high-quality Maya artistry! Size: 4.875" W x 5.4" H (12.4 cm x 13.7 cm)
For the Maya, extraordinary ceramic jars like this example were gifted to elite individuals, akin to the gifts exchanged between high profile dignitaries today. Jars and other similar utilitarian vessels were a functional gift, created by artist/scribes who came from elite families and who took pains to recreate the stories of Mayan mythology and religion as well as to depict royal and godly personages in their artwork. This artwork reinforced the ruling ideology and reminded the viewer of what was valuable in Mayan society.
Provenance: ex-Howard Rose Gallery, New York, New York, USA; ex-Heritage Auctions, Dallas, Texas, USA; ex-private West Coast, USA collection, acquired in the 1960s to 1990s
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#149907Repaired from multiple pieces, with small areas of restoration, and resurfacing and overpainting along new materials and break lines. Minor abrasions to body and base, with light fading to areas of original pigmentation, and light encrustations within body. Light earthen deposits and nice traces of original pigment throughout. Old inventory label beneath base.Condition
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