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THBNear-Choice Aztec Pottery Pitcher, ex-Bonhams
Lot 170
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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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Featuring classical antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art from cultures encompassing the globe. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
Featuring classical antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art from cultures encompassing the globe. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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- Lot Description
Pre-Columbian, Central Mexico, Eastern Nahua, Atlixco City, Aztec, Coatlalpanec style, ca. 1470 to 1521 CE. A fantastic "plumbate" pottery jar, a distinctive style of pottery from the late Classic to early Postclassic Mesoamerica. This highly-burnished vessel exhibits a Coatlalpanec style red-and-black coloration with a flat base, a rotund body with a raised bulb on either side, a rolling shoulder leading to a wide neck, an angled pouring spout, and an applied strap handle joining shoulder to rim. Plumbate pottery has a uniquely shiny - sometimes even iridescent - glaze that has been fired at very high temperatures, and the style spread throughout Mesoamerica and Central America and fascinated archaeologists, explorers, and collectors alike. While plumbate pieces are typically grey in color, this vessel exhibits hues of russet, black, and other earth tones due to the specific mineral contents in the formative clay. Size: 7.25" W x 9.375" H (18.4 cm x 23.8 cm).
Provenance: ex-Arte Primitivo Gallery, New York, New York, USA; ex-Bonhams, New York "African, Oceanic and Pre-Columbian Art" Auction, November 12, 2014, part of lot 124; ex-Scott & Stuart Gentling collection, Fort Worth, Texas, USA, acquired prior to 1980; ex-Peter G. Wray collection, Scottsdale, Arizona, USA, acquired 1970s, inv. # 907-W; ex-Dr. David Harner collection, acquired 1960s or earlier
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#136742Surface wear and minor abrasions commensurate with age as expected, with very minor nicks to handle, spout, body, and base, and light fading to pigmentation, otherwise intact and near-choice. Light earthen deposits within recessed areas. Nice mineral deposits and glaze remains throughout. Three old inventory stickers on base.Condition
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