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THBRare Zapotec Monte Alban Pottery Figure of Camazotz
Lot 160
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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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Join us for our first sale of February with a spotlight on two fabulous collections, one from Lumberton, Texas, and the other from Whisnant Gallery in New Orleans. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
Join us for our first sale of February with a spotlight on two fabulous collections, one from Lumberton, Texas, and the other from Whisnant Gallery in New Orleans. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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- Lot Description
Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Oaxaca, Zapotec culture, Monte Alban, Phase III, ca. 500 to 700 CE. A hand-built pottery figure of intriguing form depicting the Zapotec Bat-god Camazotz. Camazotz presents with an anthropomorphic body while he holds both arms up against his chest in a defensive pose, and he wears a simple loincloth beneath a medallion-adorned necklace. His head presents with expressive features that include impressed eyes, an upturned snout, bared fangs, and scarification marks on his cheeks, all beneath a crested coiffure and a massive pair of ears. Remains of white pigment allude to how vibrant this figure appeared when first created. Certain groups of ancient Zapotec peoples worshipped the cult of Camazotz by filling corresponding effigy vessels with slow-burning incense as the deity was associated with ritual sacrifice, night, and ultimately death. Size: 2.7" W x 4.7" H (6.9 cm x 11.9 cm)
Provenance: Whisnant Gallery, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, acquired prior to 2000; ex-private French collection
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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.
#169361Fading to pigment in most areas, with extensive encrustations and earthen deposits, abrasions and small nicks across most surfaces, and softening to some finer details, otherwise intact and very good. Light remains of white pigment throughout.Condition
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