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THBOlmec Jade Piercer - Bloodletting Tool
Lot 127b
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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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2018-06-07 09:00:00
2018-06-07 09:00:00
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- Lot Description
Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico to Guatemala, Olmec, ca. 1500 BCE. A magnificent green jadeite bloodletting piercer depicting a stylized jaguar head with an elongated conical spike projecting from its mouth. Unlike later cultures, most notably the Maya, no representations of bloodletting have been uncovered in Olmec art. However, jade and ceramic perforators as well as representations of such paraphernalia on stelae and in iconography provide evidence of its practice among the Olmec. In addition, a translation of the Epi-Olmec culture’s La Mojarra Stela 1 tell of the ruler’s ritual bloodletting. An exquisite piece of jade replete with skillful carving techniques, wondrous iconography, and beautiful coloration! Custom museum-quality display stand included. Size: 2.9" L x 0.875" H (7.4 cm x 2.2 cm); 2.25" H (5.7 cm) on included custom stand.
Jade was both rare and prized in the Pre-Columbian world. Carving the stone required expert technique, because jade was the second hardest mineral (the hardest being emery) of Mesoamerica. In order to cut, carve, and drill jade pieces like this, ancient artisans created their own tools that were also made of jade as well as string saws and leather strops. Scholars estimate that it would have taken hours and hours to carve a figure like this.
Provenance: private Hawaii, USA collection; ex-private Arundel collection, California, USA
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#132521Age-commensurate surface wear and abrasions, and fading to some incised details, otherwise intact and excellent. Light earthen deposits within recessed areas.Condition
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