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THBMississippian Pottery Seated Female Figure Vessel, TL'd
Lot 122b
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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 a very special collection of Fine Art from the Hollywood Hills, including Picasso & Rookwood ceramics! Also included are many fine examples of classical antiquities, ancient, and ethnographic art from cultures encompassing the globe. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
Featuring a very special collection of Fine Art from the Hollywood Hills, including Picasso & Rookwood ceramics! Also included are many fine examples of classical antiquities, ancient, and ethnographic art from cultures encompassing the globe. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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- Lot Description
Native American, Southern United States, Pemiscot County Missouri, Campbell Site, Mississippian, ca. 1160 to 1520 CE. A fabulous pottery effigy vessel of a seated female figure, with a rounded body and distinctive features, modeled in a dark gray clay. The base features a raised, thin band that might indicate folded legs or act as a stabilizer for the vessel. The frontside has rounded knees or thighs, and the verso has a generous, rounded rump, but also features the spine on the hunched woman. The arms of the figure rest at the sides, with the hands on the top of the legs. The arms continue across the upper part of the torso, perhaps indicating the collarbone. The face is heart-shaped with slightly protruding nose and ears. The top flares open to the interior cavity, and a tab or rectangular lug protrudes from the backside. Size: 4" W x 6" H (10.2 cm x 15.2 cm)
Human effigy vessels represent the culmination of hundreds of years of Mississippian art, of creating stronger pottery using temper, discovering how to fire it, and creating pigments. These vessels follow a similar form: a kneeling human figure, often female, and with a pronounced, hunched back. Some researchers have speculated that this is because people with that condition had a special role in society - they were considered magical or shamanic, for example. Others point out that it may be a practical consideration, with the shape of the vessel requiring a slightly hunched back in order to increase liquid capacity.
Cf. Hathcock, Roy. "Ancient Indian Pottery of the Mississippi River Valley." Walsworth Publishing Co., Missouri, 1988, p. 200, fig. 539.
This piece has been tested using thermoluminescence (TL) analysis and has been found to be ancient and of the period stated. A full printed and bound report is available to the buyer upon request.
Provenance: private Kansas City, Missouri, USA collection; ex-John Townsend collection, formed in the 1970s and earlier
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.
PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm.
Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping.
#161641Repaired with restoration on neck and face. Stable hairline fissure across face and neck. Find site written on base surface. Four TL holes: base, right ear, back of neck, right shoulder. Light mineral deposits and great details.Condition
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