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THBRare Chupicuaro Bichrome Funerary Bed Scene
Lot 50a
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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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By Artemis Gallery
Oct 3, 2019
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2019-10-03 10:00:00
2019-10-03 10:00:00
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Bidsquare : Exceptional Day 2: Pre-Columbian & Tribal Art
https://www.bidsquare.com/auctions/artemis-gallery/exceptional-day-2-pre-columbian-tribal-art-4453
Day 2 of an important 2-day auction featuring exceptional, museum-worthy examples of Pre-Columbian from the ancient Americas, Native American, African / Tribal, Oceanic, Spanish Colonial and fossils. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
Day 2 of an important 2-day auction featuring exceptional, museum-worthy examples of Pre-Columbian from the ancient Americas, Native American, African / Tribal, Oceanic, Spanish Colonial and fossils. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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- Lot Description
Pre-Columbian, Western Mexico, Chupicuaro, ca. 500 BCE to 300 CE. A fascinating piece of hand-molded pottery, showing a figure lying on a pallet/bed. The figure has notably grotesque features, with wide eyes and huge mouth; it is strapped to the bed by thick ties that wrap around the entirety of its midsection and has its arms and legs stretched out long. It wears large ear spools and there is a protective covering or headdress around its head. Thick lines of red pigment against the cream-colored surface drawn the eye. Two frog-like creatures perch atop the two thick hoops that are over the figure's head and feet, perhaps clan markers for the figure portrayed. Size: 4.4" W x 2.95" H (11.2 cm x 7.5 cm)
It seems very likely that this figure represents someone who has died, and is perhaps being born to their grave; we know that death was close to people in ancient Chupicuaro, where human sacrifice and the ballgame formed the major artistic themes. Human remains may have been carried on pallets like these to display them. A piece like this hints at an unknown past world, opening up many opportunities for further research and imagination.
Provenance: private Honolulu, Hawaii, USA collection
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#149572Expertly repaired and restored from approximately seven pieces. Very small areas of overpaint along the repair lines; otherwise all of the pigment is original. Great remaining detail - especially the frogs!Condition
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