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THBStunning Jamacoaque Pottery Seated Figure
Lot 124f
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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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May 23, 2019
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2019-05-23 10:00:00
2019-05-23 10:00:00
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Bidsquare : Exceptional Day 2 Ethnographic Tribal Fossils
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Day 2 of an important 2-day auction featuring exceptional ethnographic art from around the world. Today's sale will feature Pre-Columbian from the ancient americas, Native American, African / Tribal, Oceanic, Spanish Colonial, and incredible Fossils. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
Day 2 of an important 2-day auction featuring exceptional ethnographic art from around the world. Today's sale will feature Pre-Columbian from the ancient americas, Native American, African / Tribal, Oceanic, Spanish Colonial, and incredible Fossils. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Manabi Province, Jamacoaque (Jama Coaque or Jama-Coaque), ca. 500 CE. A hollow mold-made terracotta female figure who sits with four birds perched upon her arms and her hands placed upon two percussive drums. She is highly decorated with an elaborate beaded necklace of turquoise hues and multiple yellow strands, multiple armlets and bracelets adorned by turquoise blue and yellow hues, large ear ornaments incised so as to resemble shells, an enormous yellow nose ring, pointed blue labret flanked by four hemispheric face piercings - as well as a striking headdress and coiffure - the headdress comprised of 3 raised hemispheric sections (with twin pointed lobes of hair emerging from the outer 2) - that are incised with zigzag and ray motifs and present traces of turquoise blue pigment, over a plain yellow caplike section. Liberal remains of aqua blue, golden yellow, and green pigment adorn the figure and her accoutrements. Size: 8.375" W x 10.5" H (21.3 cm x 26.7 cm)
It is clear that the Jama-Coaque artists were a sophisticated lot who could create finely modeled sculpture as well as various textiles adorned with imaginative ornamentation, quite evident in the workmanship required to create the elaborate regalia of this seated figure's highly decorated state. The Precolumbian worship of sky animals, here referenced by the birds, stemmed from their belief that these winged creatures served as messengers between man and his deities.
Provenance: Morton Dimondstein, Los Angeles; Acquired from the above in the 1970's and early 1980's; ex John Rich collection, Beverly Hills CA. John was a notable Hollywood producer/director.
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#145916Repaired from multiple pieces with restoration over the break lines. Bird on right hand has been restored. Liberal amounts of original pigment save areas of restoration. Nice manganese deposits.Condition
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