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THBMoche Polychrome Textile Fragment - Viracocha
Lot 472
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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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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, Central Coast Peru, Huarmey Valley, Moche, ca. 100 to 800 CE. A fabulous and rare textile fragment formed from tightly woven natural cotton fibers in hues of crimson, sage, sapphire-blue, cream, wheat, coffee, and fuchsia. The top half of the textile features fifteen abstract depictions of Viracocha, the Staff-Bearer god known as the great creator deity of the Mochica people. Each panel shows Viracocha standing with wide-set legs and holding a pair of staves with several projections on either side. His amicable countenance presents with a toothy grin, circular eyes, cupped ears, and a prominent nose, all beneath an elaborate crown with curled tendrils on the sides. Beneath the figurative panels is a pair of white strips sewn together in the center. A lovely and colorful textile example from ancient Peru! Mounted on a museum-quality display fabric. Size (textile): 32.75" L x 5.3" W (83.2 cm x 13.5 cm); size (display fabric): 47.5" L x 19.75" W (120.6 cm x 50.2 cm).
Provenance: private Hawaii, USA collection; ex-private Hans Juergen Westermann collection, Germany
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#148284This is a fragment of a larger textile composition. White panels are sewn atop a modern cream-hued textile panel for stability. Minor loosening and fraying to some interior fibers, with staining and fading to areas of original coloration, and minor creasing. Iconography is still visible and clear on some figurative panels.Condition
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