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THBMoche Gilded Copper Collar w/ Bird Motifs Shell Eyes
Lot 31b
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Louisville, CO 80027
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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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2018-05-10 10:00:00
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Pre-Columbian, Peru, Moche, ca. 100 to 300 CE. An incredible copper collar made from two curved segments with two thin copper straps holding them together at their center. Eight repousse motifs decorate the collar, four on each half: three birds with long, pelican-like beaks, and large, curving crests, and a step-like motif near the center. The edges of the collar have tiny repousse dots forming a border. Three long rectangular holes at each end and eight small holes at the center would have allowed attachment of this beautiful item to a tunic or some other piece of clothing. The birds are in profile, and each has a round disc made of shell forming its eye. The copper has been gilded, with some of the gilding remaining in the lower profile areas. Size: 14" W x 8.75" H (35.6 cm x 22.2 cm); 11" H (27.9 cm) on included custom stand.
Andean societies thought of birds as precious resources; there was a roaring trade, for example, in parrot and macaw feathers from the Amazon Basin to the Andes so that they could adorn the garments of elites. A huge variety of birds appears in ancient Andean artwork, often depicted in ways that emphasized the supernatural qualities they were believed to have but also showed that the artisans were familiar with what real birds of many species looked like. Pelicans, in particular, were thought to have the ability to dive into the world of the ancestors, and were common decorations on ancient artwork. To the Moche, birds signified prestige. They never anthropomorphized them, but instead depicted them in stylized, repeated, geometric patterns.
Provenance: private Hawaii, USA collection, ex Westermann collection, Germany, 1950's
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#132542Small fissures and losses along the edges. Some of the gilding remains, especially in the lower profile areas. Very nice preservation of motifs.Condition
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