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THBOlmec Jadeite Eagle Transformation Figure
Lot 102c
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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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May 23, 2019
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2019-05-23 10:00:00
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Bidsquare : Exceptional Day 2 Ethnographic Tribal Fossils
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Day 2 of an important 2-day auction featuring exceptional ethnographic art from around the world. Today's sale will feature Pre-Columbian from the ancient americas, Native American, African / Tribal, Oceanic, Spanish Colonial, and incredible Fossils. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
Day 2 of an important 2-day auction featuring exceptional ethnographic art from around the world. Today's sale will feature Pre-Columbian from the ancient americas, Native American, African / Tribal, Oceanic, Spanish Colonial, and incredible Fossils. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Olmec culture, ca. 10th to 6th century BCE. Wow! An incredible carved jadeite figure presenting a human transforming into an eagle. The form of the body is roughly human, but the massive head with its bulging eyes and feather-like plume, as well as the human nose above a proto-beak instead of a mouth, indicate that this figure is becoming avian. Piercings through the ears and two drilled holes in the back have been filled in with cinnabar pigment. This and similar objects (see below) obviously have a complex meaning that researchers have struggled to interpret. Is this meant to show a figure wearing a mask, or a shaman who is becoming a nagual (also nahual), as the Olmec descendants of Mesoamerica call a human who can shapeshift into an animal form? For the Olmec, would there have been a meaningful distinction between the donning of an animal mask and a spiritual transformation? Either way, this fantastical creature is an incredible and rare work of art, fashioned in the most sacred stone material known to the ancient Mesoamericans. Size: 1.4" W x 4" H (3.6 cm x 10.2 cm)
Compare to a very similar figure at the Metropolitan Museum of Art: https://www.metmuseum.org/toah/works-of-art/1994.380/
Provenance: private Andrade collection New York, USA, acquired 1960s; ex-Knoedler & Company
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#146752Light deposits on surface and rich patina. Remains of cinnabar on back and on earring holes. In excellent condition.Condition
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