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THBOlmec Tlatilco Calixtlahuaca Ware Vessel, TL Tested
Lot 141
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Artemis Gallery
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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, Mexico, Olmec period, Tlatilco people, Tlapacoya, ca. 1250 to 800 BCE. An important and incredibly preserved incised vase from the Calixtlahuaca ware tradition. The vase is buff earthenware with incised motifs, covered with a kaolin white slip with the remains of red cinnabar coloration in the incised lines. This is a highly unique type of Olmec ceramic vessel showing both serpent and Earth monster ("Olmec dragon") imagery. The repeated triangular motif possibly symbolizes mountains, while the band below has circular forms, perhaps symbolizing celestial bodies like the sun or moon. This type of vessel is known as a tecomate, or "gourd," and some researchers have theorized that the double-bodied and constricted form of the vessel was derived from a particular type of calabash that washed ashore in the Americas from the African continent. Size: 4.75" W x 5.7" H (12.1 cm x 14.5 cm)
The Olmec dragon is also known as the jaguar-monster, often given an anthropomorphic body, as on many carved greenstone hand axes, sometimes with components of caiman and/or crocodile. This god evolved into the Fire God of later civilizations, who, for the Maya, was associated with royal lineages and dynastic succession.
This piece has been tested using thermoluminescence (TL) analysis and has been found to be ancient and of the period stated.
Provenance: private Hidden Valley Lake, California, USA collection, purchased July 25, 2019; ex-Artemis Gallery; ex-Louis Land collection, San Francisco, California, USA, acquired in the 1970s
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PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm.
Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping.
#170464Great condition with no restoration, with only minor pressure fissure to rim and surface abrasions, chips, and nicks. TL hole on base and second TL hole on interior of rim. Root marks in interior and exterior.Condition
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