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THBMayan Incised Shell w/ Cinnabar - God & Flower
Lot 134c
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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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By Artemis Gallery
Dec 6, 2018
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2018-12-06 10:00:00
2018-12-06 10:00:00
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Bidsquare : DAY 2 : Pre-Columbian, Ethnographic & Fine Art
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Day 2 of an important 2-dy auction featuring ancient and ethnographic art from around the world. Today's sale will feature Pre-Columbian, Native American, African / Tribal, Ethnographic, Spanish Colonial, Fine Art, much more. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
Day 2 of an important 2-dy auction featuring ancient and ethnographic art from around the world. Today's sale will feature Pre-Columbian, Native American, African / Tribal, Ethnographic, Spanish Colonial, Fine Art, much more. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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- Lot Description
Pre-Columbian, Mexico and northern Central America, Mayan Territories, Late Classic, ca. 550 to 900 CE. A beautiful pearlescent shell incised with the face of a god with a flower emerging from his mouth - perhaps Xochipilli, god of art, flowers, song, and beauty - and a series of glyphoid images. These incised motifs are colored with the deep, dusky red hue of applied cinnabar. The incised artwork is remarkably fine, with tiny details like the decorations on the headdress of the god coming through clearly. Figures in Mayan artwork often have something emerging from their mouth, which has been likened to smoke emerging from the mouth - a pungent exhalation from a supernatural being, related to the ritual ingestion of drugs. Size: 2.45" W x 1.4" H (6.2 cm x 3.6 cm)
Shell was a valuable, exotic material in the Mayan world, often traded long distances inland and acquired through dangerous and difficult diving. The hard surface and thin profile of the material makes it a challenge to carve, meaning that this piece was likely difficult to obtain and created by a professional artist. Shells often served as offerings in burials and as dedications to buildings.
Provenance: private southern California, USA collection, acquired in the 1970s to mid-1980s
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#140771Small loss from edge of shell. Very light deposits on the interior. Nice remaining cinnabar.Condition
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