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THBMaya Pottery Standing Whistle Figure
Lot 52f
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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 classical antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art. Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Etruscan, Near Eastern, Asian, Pre-Columbian, Native American, African / Tribal, Oceanic, Spanish Colonial, Russian, Fossils, Fine Art, more! All legally acquired, legal to sell. Satisfaction guaranteed. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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- Lot Description
Pre-Columbian, Mexico and northern Central America, Maya, Late Classic Period, ca. 550 to 900 CE. A warm-toned pottery figure standing with hands over his pelvis and an erect phallus erect. His stylized facial features include a large smile, a bridged nose, recessed eyes, and protruded brow lines. The figure has long luscious hair which falls behind his shoulders and back. The figure is hand-molded from ceramic and features a whistle mouthpiece on the shoulder. He wears large earspools that match the discoid medallion centered on his chest, and atop his head is a minimalist headdress. The intriguing face bears a protruding nose and deep orbitals. Perhaps a channeling of the god Xipe Totec, these facial features are interesting to point out because priests would impersonate the deity by wearing the skin of a sacrificed individual – as the deity Xipe Totec was also known as the flayed one or “the owner of skin.”Size: 3.75" L x 2.25" W x 6.8" H (9.5 cm x 5.7 cm x 17.3 cm)
Provenance: ex-Stein collection, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, USA, acquired October 14, 2008; ex-Arte Xibalaba, Osprey, Florida, USA; ex-Erasmo Toledo collection, Coral Gables, Florida, USA; ex-Chuck Warren (International Unlimited) collection, Coconut Grove, Florida, USA, acquired in the 1970s
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#164775Whistle creates a pleasing sound when played via the mouthpiece on the shoulder. Otherwise, excellent condition and fully intact.Condition
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