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THBMayan Toltec Limestone Mask w/ Black Pigment
Lot 84
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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
Nov 8, 2018
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2018-11-08 10:00:00
2018-11-08 10:00:00
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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! Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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- Lot Description
Pre-Columbian, central Mexico, Maya / Toltec, ca. 900 to 1200 CE. A wide-eyed mask carved from limestone with bulging eyes, a strong nose, and a wide mouth with huge lips. The face is colored with black pigment over much of its surface, with red pigment around the eyes and mouth, and traces of some yellow/orange pigment on the lips and eyes. Incised lines give a flower-like textured pattern to the eyes and areas around them. The mouth has a thick line along it, perhaps indicating a tongue pressed to the roof or a line of undelineated teeth. The centers of the eyes have been drilled out and may have had inlays of precious metal or something like turquoise or coral. Around the edge are further drilled holes, which may have had feathers, rings, or other removable items sewn through them. Size: 7.25" W x 8.4" H (18.4 cm x 21.3 cm); 10.9" H (27.7 cm) on included custom stand.
The mask's nose has a long cylinder pushed into it, indicating that the face depicted is in the act of ingesting hallucinogenic drugs, probably as part of a religious ritual. The bulging eyes and rigid mouth complete the picture of someone in a drug-induced trance. Was this a death mask, or one made to be placed onto a building as decoration? Its haunting face, eyes staring past the viewer to a world unseen, is as mysterious as it is evocative.
Provenance: collection of the late Alfred E. Stendahl, Stendahl Gallery, Los Angeles, California, USA
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#126363Losses to one ear and surface of nose. Upper portion has been repaired from what appears to be three or maybe four pieces. Surface wear/scratching and deposits commensurate with age. Pigment remains on surface.Condition
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