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THBRare / Incredible Huari Pottery Funerary Mask TL Tested
Lot 179a
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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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Museum-worthy examples of classical antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Viking, Far East / Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal, Oceanic, Native American, Spanish Colonial, Fossils, Ancient Jewelry, Fine / Visual Arts, so much more! Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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- Lot Description
Pre-Columbian, Central Peru, Huari (Wari) culture, ca. 500 to 1000 CE. This is an amazing pottery mask that is slightly larger than life-sized of a stylized face that is expertly molded by hand and painted with warm hues. The circular visage has emphasized and high relief features, large almond shaped eyes with incised pupils within lid rims, and a rounded brow bone, over slightly rounded and burnished cheeks. The nose is bulbous and protrudes dramatically over an open mouth with slightly raised lips. The orange slipped surface is painted with pairs of vertical bands of beige and red from brow to chin and over the lips and eyes. This mask was perhaps attached to the front of a mummy bundle which would have contained the cremated remains of a once-living individual. Size: 10" L x 11" W (25.4 cm x 27.9 cm); 11.75" H (29.8 cm) on included custom stand.
This piece has been tested using thermoluminescence (TL) analysis and has been found to be ancient and of the period stated.
Provenance: private Spain collection, acquired prior to the 1980s via descent
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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.
#170726TL on verso lower edge and second Tl hole on upper verso edge. Third TL hole on side of nose. Stable fissures throughout. Surface abrasions and losses to orange slipped surface and pigments along upper forehead, left eye, and left ear. Nicks and chips to nose. Great remains of pigments and overall preservation to features.Condition
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