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THBMonumental Veracruz Seated Lord, Chaac Headdress
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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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<i>** This heavy/oversized item requires third-party shipping, which may affect delivery time. Please inquire about shipping costs and delivery before bidding ** </i><br><br>Pre-Columbian, Gulf Coast Mexico, Veracruz (Vera Cruz), ca. 3rd to 7th century CE. An impressive, hollow-built pottery figure of a seated male, his legs crossed in a dignified pose. His right hand rests on his hip, while his left gently touches his long, striated beard. A grand headdress, crowned with the emerging head of Chaac, sits atop his expressive face, complemented by large ear spools, chest roundels, and wide flares extending from either side of his head. Likely depicting a Veracruz lord, this masterful sculpture may have been interred as a funerary offering. Standing nearly life-size, this exceptional piece reaches 35.5” tall when seated and would have stood over 5 feet high in its full form. A truly remarkable work of ancient artistry. Size: 22" W x 35.5" H (55.9 cm x 90.2 cm)
Excavations near the modern Mexican town of Remojadas have revealed two types of impressive, detailed pottery figures from the Veracruz period: the Sonrientes, the joyous "smiling faces," and figures like this one, more serious, mostly adult figures, sometimes with elaborate costumes, themes, and props that all seem to point towards religious or political ceremonies. These figures are often found with the bodies broken into pieces though with the heads largely intact, as they were ritually destroyed as burial offerings. Their clothing suggests that they depict people of import in society, perhaps priests or nobility.
Provenance: private JB collection Central, California acquired in Santa Fe, New Mexico before 2004; offered at Siegal Gallery from 2004 to 2010.
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#192098Condition
As with most, if not all, monumental Veracruz figures, this has been repaired from numerous pieces with repairs over the breaks. No less than 90% original material. Visible cracks on some areas including neck, fingers and one foot, plus missing one finger. Would benefit from a professional restoration.
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