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THBRare Pre-Columbian Argentinian Stone Cylinder
Lot 142c
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Artemis Gallery
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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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- Lot Description
Pre-Columbian, northwestern Argentina (Calchaqui Valley to San Juan Province), Aguada Culture, Early Period, ca. 700 CE. A heavy, large kero (sometimes quero) from a mysterious and little-known culture, carved from a single piece of black stone, its exterior incised with two registers of Janus-headed animals - the upper probably jaguars and the other probably monkeys. All the animals are shown supine, with their heads down, in profile. Abstract linear geometric forms create bodies for and borders around for the animals. Size: 5.4" W x 7.15" H (13.7 cm x 18.2 cm)
The Aguada culture is often considered peripheral to the more famous societies of Andean and coastal Peru - meaning that people living in Aguada took cultural influence from those societies and readapted it to suit their own needs and beliefs. Like many cultures from that region, the Aguada people had strong symbolism relating to felines, demonstrated by this kero. Stone sculpture is from the earliest period of Aguada culture, similar to the earlier Cienaga III period. Stone vessels with felines carved on them were placed into tombs alongside other drug paraphernalia like ceramic pipes (often also with feline decoration). The style of stone vessels like this one seems to have been inspired by wooden vases manufactured in San Pedro de Atacama during the Tiahuanaco period. From this, we can imagine a cultural exchange between the Aguada, who lived in at the foot of the Andes in small communities that left almost no architectural remains, and the complex urban cultures of the mountainous regions.
Provenance: private Rochester, Michigan, USA collection
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#126764Expected surface wear from age with light chipping and scratching. Very nicely preserved motifs.Condition
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