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THBRare Tlatilco Pottery Ballerina - Type D2
Lot 128
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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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Featuring classical antiquities, Asian, ancient and ethnographic art from cultures encompassing the globe, plus fine art. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
Featuring classical antiquities, Asian, ancient and ethnographic art from cultures encompassing the globe, plus fine art. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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- Lot Description
Pre-Columbian, Valley of Mexico, Tlatilco, ca. 1200 to 800 BCE. A graceful and finely-formed D-4 type 'pretty lady' figure from this very early ancient culture of the Americas. This one stands out for her dance-like pose and flaring skirt - akin to a tutu worn by a ballerina. Note how she tips her head dramatically to her right shoulder and looks upward dramatically - her feet in 'second position' with outward pointed toes. Besides this, she was also probably regarded as a fertility idol - note her perky breasts, navel, and the skirt/tutu accentuating her waist and hips. Her face is characteristically elongated with slanted coffee bean shaped eyes, a petite nose, and parted lips - perhaps expressing her exertion from the dance, all topped by an elaborate headdress decorated with striated bands and a pom pom like ornament. Her body displays traces of a red pigment, suggesting that she was brightly painted at one point. Meticulously-detailed and elegantly presented, this is a wonderful example of Tlatilco sculpture! Size: 4" H (10.2 cm); 4.25" H (10.8 cm) on included custom stand.
Provenance: ex-old collection of Bruce Rogers, San Francisco, California, USA, 1970's; ex-collection of Dave DeRoche, San Francisco, California, USA
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#137316Expected surface wear with faded pigmentation commensurate with age. Still, there is nice remaining red-paint - particularly on her legs, arms, and head. Wonderful manganese deposits. Old inventory numbers on her back and the underside of her skirt.Condition
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