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THBMississippian Pottery Seated Female Figure w/ TL
Lot 130
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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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- Lot Description
Native American, Southern United States, Arkansas, Poinsett County, Mississippian culture, ca. 1140 to 1420 CE. A charming effigy pottery vessel, in the form of a seated woman with a stylized visage that juts forward from the neck. The long, thin arms extend out and rest on the tips of the stubby legs. The face is roughly triangular, coming to a gentle point at the chin, and ears with perforations protrude from the sides. The mouth is slightly open, and the nose juts outward. The figure is nude with small pinched breasts, a belly button, and genitalia. A circular opening at the top of the head leads to the interior. Most striking is the verso which features the curvature of the spine and incised lines to indicate individual bones. Interesting attention to details on this piece! Size: 6.36" W x 8" H (16.2 cm x 20.3 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 .
This piece has been tested using thermoluminescence (TL) analysis and has been found to be ancient and of the period stated. A full report will accompany purchase.
Provenance: private Kansas City, Missouri, USA collection, ex-John Townsend collection, formed in the 1970s and earlier
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#161642Right arm and leg restored. Tip of left leg and left arm is restored. Piece of rim reattached with visible break line. Abrasion on body and chips to high pointed areas. TL hole on base and on neck. Nice burnishing marks and earthen encrustations on the interior.Condition
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