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THBRare Colima Pottery Whistling Aristocrat & Reclinitario
Lot 141b
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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
Dec 20, 2018
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2018-12-20 10:00:00
2018-12-20 10:00:00
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Time to clear out the warehouse, as these lots are going, going, gone... plus a we've added a nice selection of lots brand-new to auction! Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
Time to clear out the warehouse, as these lots are going, going, gone... plus a we've added a nice selection of lots brand-new to auction! Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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- Lot Description
**First Time At Auction**
Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A charming, hand-built terracotta figure depicting a seated male aristocrat in front of a reclinitario. The man has bent legs, a tasseled loincloth and rectangular tunic, and wears a shell necklace while fanning himself or admiring himself in a small mirror. His regal visage is composed of coffee-bean-shaped eyes, a slightly crooked nose, pouty lips, and bar-shaped ears, all beneath a thick-brimmed cap adorned with densely-incised crosshatch motifs. A whistle mouthpiece is situated atop the cap, and the tone hole behind the neck; the whistle produces a high-pitched sound when played. Covered in pale red slip, this is an exceedingly rare example of figural Colima artistry. Size: 5.25" L x 3" W x 4.125" H (13.3 cm x 7.6 cm x 10.5 cm).
Reclinitarios were used by individuals of high rank to support their heads and backs when seated or reclining. The form of this example is comprised of an avian figure with a single circular eye and a pair of attenuated wings on the obverse side as well as a trio of bent, anthropomorphic-style legs on the verso. The hybridized iconography of the reclinitario signifies a metaphor for dreams which often assume surreal transitional states.
Provenance: private Southern California, USA collection, acquired in the 1970s to mid-1980s; appraised in November, 1986 by Larry Wendt, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA
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#140935Very minor nicks and abrasions to legs, body, arms, head, and reclinitario, and light softening to some finer details, otherwise intact and excellent. Light earthen deposits throughout.Condition
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