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THBOlmec Pottery Baby Figure w/ Dance-like Pose
Lot 90
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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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Pre-Columbian, south-central Mexico and Guatemala, Olmec culture, ca. 1000 to 200 BCE. A hollow terracotta seated Olmec Baby figure, presented in a seated, squatting position with legs tucked beneath and arms posed as if dancing what we call today - "the sprinkler" . The characteristic babyface visage presents jowly cheeks, thickly-lidded slanted almond-shaped eyes, an open mouth with slightly downturned were-jaguar lips, and a magnificent lobed coiffure comprised of a central raised ridged/braided section and two raised ovoid sections above the ears. The head itself is somewhat elongated; scholars have proposed that misshapen heads are indicative of the artificial cranial deformation practiced by the Olmec peoples. His paunchy body presents a pronounced belly button. Nice remains of a cream- and red-hued slip further adorn the piece. Size: 8.375" H (21.3 cm)
The Olmec are famous for their human depictions; as the first major civilization in this fertile area, their artwork inspired the civilizations that came after them to the point that we think some of them even revered Olmec artwork and kept it as heirlooms. Figures of this style are known as "Olmec babies", with plump bodies and chubby, pouty facial features. Infants are a recurring theme from Olmec art, and this one would likely have once been fully white-slipped to match other known examples. The shape of their heads - like this one - have been attributed to deliberate skull shaping.
Provenance: ex-private Howard Rose Gallery, New York, Albert J. & Monique Grant collection, New York, New York, USA, acquired 1950s-1960s
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#144372Repaired from about a dozen pieces with restoration over the break lines. Abrasion/loss to left hand, edges of coiffure, and other high-pointed areas. Nice remains of cream and red-hued slip. Mineral deposits grace the surface as well.Condition
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