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THBMayan Stone Relief Jaguar Head, ex-Stendahl
Lot 75c
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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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Ancient art from Egypt, Greece, Italy and the Near East, as well as Asian, Pre-Columbian, Native American, African / Tribal / Oceanic, Spanish Colonial, Russian Icons, Fine art, much more! All categories, all price ranges... all legally acquired and guaranteed to be as described or your money back. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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- Lot Description
Pre-Columbian, Maya territories, ca. 550 to 900 CE. A lovely hand-carved stone relief featuring a heavily stylized head of a jaguar in profile. The fearsome feline faces right, snarling through gritted teeth with coffee bean-shaped beady eyes, a curved brow, and a rounded snout. A pair of small pointed ears sit atop the beast's head as 5 parallel dashes radiate away from its snarling visage, more incised striations curl under its chin, echoing the curvature of its face, and short lines atop the head. A roaring example from Teotihuacan culture! Size: 12.875" W x 12.5" H (32.7 cm x 31.8 cm)
Known as the "king of beasts" in the Pre-Columbian world and infamous for possessing high speed and massive strength, the jaguar was believed to dominate nature and inspire respect and awe throughout the ancient Americas. Jaguars were associated with strength and leadership, whether regarding spirituality or martial skill. Warriors, rulers, hunters, and shamans alike associated themselves with this King of Beasts, the largest and most powerful feline in the New World whom they viewed as their spirit companion and protector. According to a dramatic narrative in the Popol Vuh, the protective hero twin Xbalanque, possessing a zoomorphic phenotype with jaguar skin, fought the monster macaw Vucub Caquix with his twin Hunahpu, and the hero twins defeated the monster.
Provenance: ex-Alfred Stendahl, owner of Stendahl Gallery, Los Angeles, California, USA, acquired prior to 1990
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#156244Repaired from two large pieces across midsection, with small chips, minor in-fill material along verso, and light adhesive residue along break lines. Nicks and abrasions to feline features, peripheries, and verso, with extensive encrustations, fading to original pigment, and minor softening to some incised details. Nice earthen deposits throughout.Condition
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