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THBMiddle Cauca Quimbaya Pottery Figure, Copper Nose Ring
Lot 527
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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
Oct 17, 2019
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2019-10-17 10:00:00
2019-10-17 10:00:00
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**First Time At Auction**
Pre-Columbian, Colombia, Middle Cauca Complex, Quimbaya culture, ca. 800 to 1300 CE. A hollow-built pottery figure of a flat, highly-abstract form seated with bent legs atop a wide base. The curved arms and legs are adorned with impressed bangles, and several perforated holes line the midsection as well as the brow line. A slender copper nose ring is suspended within the pierced septum, and planar cheeks, slit-form eyes, and broad forehead comprise the minimalist visage. A wonderful example from ancient Colombia with an almost extraterrestrial presentation! Size: 6.625" W x 7.4" H (16.8 cm x 18.8 cm).
For a few stylistically-similar examples, please see: Labbe, Armand J. "Colombia Before Columbus: The People, Culture, and Ceramic Art of Prehispanic Colombia." Rizolli International Publications, New York, 1986, p. 94, plates XVIII to XXI.
Provenance: private New York, USA collection; ex-Galeria Cano collection, Bogota, Colombia
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#148653Repaired from multiple pieces, with overpainting along some break lines, and resurfacing and light adhesive residue along other break lines. Nose ring is ancient but may not be original to the figure. Minor abrasions to limbs, body, and head, with slight bending to nose ring, softening to some finer details, and light encrustations. Light earthen deposits throughout, and nice patina to nose ring.Condition
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