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THBStunning Calima Pottery Stirrup Vessel - TL Tested
Lot 43
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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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Oct 3, 2019
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2019-10-03 10:00:00
2019-10-03 10:00:00
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Bidsquare : Exceptional Day 2: Pre-Columbian & Tribal Art
https://www.bidsquare.com/auctions/artemis-gallery/exceptional-day-2-pre-columbian-tribal-art-4453
Day 2 of an important 2-day auction featuring exceptional, museum-worthy examples of Pre-Columbian from the ancient Americas, Native American, African / Tribal, Oceanic, Spanish Colonial and fossils. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
Day 2 of an important 2-day auction featuring exceptional, museum-worthy examples of Pre-Columbian from the ancient Americas, Native American, African / Tribal, Oceanic, Spanish Colonial and fossils. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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- Lot Description
Pre-Columbian, Colombia, Calima zone, Valle del Cauca, Yotocco Phase, ca. 500 CE. A beautiful bichrome pottery Yotoco Phase alcarraza vessel presenting four anthropomorphic tumi figures delineated in relief and placed equidistantly around the exterior walls. Each figure sits upon the crescent moon shaped end of a tumi and wears a magnificent beaded and feathered headdress, matching beaded pectoral, bracelets, anklets, and round earspools. The visages are comprised of closed coffee-bean shaped eyes, a defined browline, protruding naturalistic nose, and closed lips - all contributing to focused, perhaps praying or entranced countenance. The Calima people lived in the southwestern highlands by the Caribbean coast, and are famous for their goldwork; however, they also produced charming pottery works like this example. A fascinating piece, replete with fine form and technique, intriguing iconography, and wonderful manganese deposits that have developed over the ages. Size: 8" in diameter x 8" H (20.3 cm x 20.3 cm)
This piece has been tested using thermoluminescence (TL) analysis and has been found to be ancient and of the period stated. A full report will accompany purchase.
Provenance: ex-Merrin Gallery, New York, New York, USA; ex-private New York, USA collection, acquired in the 1960s
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#148182Normal surface scuffs and minute nicks to high-pointed areas commensurate with age. TL hole on underside of arched strap handle, lower end of figure, and underside of rounded base. Nice manganese deposits grace the surface - especially on the underside of the base, but also in scattered areas of the body and upper section of the vessel.Condition
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