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THBRemarkably Rare Composite Chontal Stone Figure
Lot 110b
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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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By Artemis Gallery
Oct 8, 2020
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2020-10-08 10:00:00
2020-10-08 10:00:00
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Museum-worthy examples of Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Etruscan, Near Eastern, Far East / Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal,Oceanic, Native American, Spanish Colonial, Russian, Fossils, Ancient Jewelry, Fine Art, so much more! Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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- Lot Description
Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Guerrero region, Chontal, ca. 600 to 400 BCE. An extremely rare 4-piece carved stone figure from this early Messo-American culture. Head, body and two feet carved seprately but certainly all from the same figure and representing one individual. He figure stands upon stocky, delineated legs and has a wide chest, conical arms, sloping shoulders, and a thin neck that fits perfectly into a recess on the backside of the head. The enlarged head boasts recessed drilled ovoid eyes, a slender triangular nose, smooth cheeks flanking full lips, perforated ears and a short forehead. The two feet each have depressions for the legs to fit and shallow string-cut toes. Size: 4.375" W x 9" H (11.1 cm x 22.9 cm); 9.375" H (23.8 cm) on included custom stand.
Ancient Mesoamerican cultures are thought to be some of the most spiritually-conscious groups, not through written word but through their artistic creations. While the true meaning of these items has been lost to the sands of time, their symbolic meanings have been extrapolated from similar examples and item typologies. Later Mesoamerican peoples clearly cherished their portable sculptures as heirlooms. Chontal creations have been unearthed in ritual caches at Templo Mayor, the principle temple of the fifteenth-century Aztecs of Tenochtitlan (Mexico City). The Guerrero region of modern-day southwestern Mexico was the center of the Mezcala and Chontal stone carving traditions. While Mezcala artists are known for their abstract, geometric style, the Chontal sculptors imbued their artworks with more naturalism.
Provenance: Private Collection, Los Angeles, Collected in the 1960's; ex-Ian Arundel collection, California, USA, the Old Curiosity Cabinet, Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, California, USA, collected 1950-1970
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#159733Chip to upper section of neck whioch cannot be seen when mounted on this fine custom stand. Surface wear as expected. A rare and remarkable example!Condition
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