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THBMonte Alban Pottery Figural Incensario of a Deity
Lot 140b
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Artemis Gallery
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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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Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Oaxaca, Zapotec culture, Monte Alban IV, ca. 600 to 800 CE. A mold-formed ceramic incensario in the form of a seated god, perhaps the god of maize, Pitao Cozobi, or Cocijo, god of rain and lightning. The seated deity presents with hands draped atop bent knees, a wide shawl decorated with incised rectangles, and finery including enormous ear spools and an elaborate headdress boasting several bulbous semicircles. The stylized countenance is defined by heavy-lidded eyes with impressed brows, an upturned nose above gaunt cheeks, and a thick tongue protruding from between full lips. Vibrant red cinnabar is rubbed into most incised decorations and nicely complements the vessel's ash-grey hue. Size: 6.625" W x 9" H (16.8 cm x 22.9 cm).
Monte Alban, a city inhabited for over a thousand years before abandonment centuries before the arrival of the Spanish, was a regional power that dominated much of the modern day state of Oaxaca and interacted with other city states in Mesoamerica, like Teotihuacan to its north. Many cultures at this time were producing ceremonial incensarios (censers), but Monte Alban's in particular were often so anthropomorphized that from the front they are difficult to tell from sculpture. This is in strong contrast to incensarios at Teotihuacan, which were highly abstract. Figural censers have been excavated from Monte Alban's high status tombs, where it seems they were placed to leave offerings for the dead.
Provenance: private southern California, USA collection, acquired in the 1970s to mid-1980s
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#144301Repaired from multiple large pieces with resurfacing and overpainting along break lines. Small area of restoration to figure's right arm and hand. Minor abrasions and nicks to base, body, and headdress, with light softening to some finer details, and fading to areas of original grey and red coloration. Nice earthen deposits throughout.Condition
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