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THBRare Veracruz Pottery Vessel - Human Arm
Lot 131b
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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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- Lot Description
Pre-Columbian, Central Mexico, Veracruz, ca. 600 to 900 CE. An exceedingly rare terracotta vessel in the form of a human left arm and hand - the arm bent at the elbow, the hand presenting the thumb pressed against the side of the index finger, and all but the thumb pressed against one another. A beautiful dotted pattern in cream on the orange slip adorns the arm - perhaps to represent body paint or tattoo marks - and the fingers are delineated in a relatively naturalistic manner with neatly delineated nail beds. Nice manganese deposits grace both the exterior and interior surfaces as well. Size: 11.5" L x 3" H (29.2 cm x 7.6 cm)
Cf. Nancy P. Troike "The Interpretation of Postures and Gestures in Mixtec Codices" (1982) for interpretations of gestures in various Mixtec codices - relevant scholarship given likely migration between the Mixtec and Veracruz - including the Codex Bodley, Codex Selden, and Codex Colombino-Becker. Troike hypothesizes that hand gestures signified "request", "tribute", and "acceptance". Though the Mixtec followed several centuries later, it is likely that such customs had deep roots.
Provenance: ex-Merrin Gallery, New York, New York, USA; ex-private Huber collection, acquired pre-1970s
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#148171Repaired from about a dozen pieces - most repairs on the arm. Nice manganese deposits on exterior and interior surfaces.Condition
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