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THBTall 6th C. Filipino Limestone Burial Urn Figural Lid
Lot 68a
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Artemis Gallery
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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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Southeast Asia, Philippines, Mindanao, Lumad culture, ca. 500 to 900 CE. A large limestone burial urn with a lid, carved into the form of an anthropomorphic being. The elongated body tapers to a flattened base, the sides are fluted, and the interior is hollowed out, the thick rim supporting the slightly domed lid. The figure is depicted from the waist up with breasts, and hands resting on the rim as if it forms a skirt, and a face with a gaping mouth, and an elaborate coiled headdress or hair knot. The figural lid indicates the deceased's gender and their social class - elite members of society had anthropomorphic lids and the hairstyle is also likely an indicator of social class. Although large and heavy, this is much too small for an intact body any larger than an infant. This vessel was used in secondary burial practices, bones were placed inside after decomposition. It was common to reinter the skeletal remains of the deceased in smaller vessels after their initial burial. Size w/ lid: 9" W x 37.5" H (22.9 cm x 95.2 cm)
The verso of the lid has the National Museum of the Philippines label on it, indicating this was registered and/or sold by the museum - a common practice in the 20th century for overstocked artifacts.
Provenance: private Hawaii, USA collection, acquired from Material Culture; private Florida, USA estate collection acquired from J.D. Antiques, Jaime Delgado, Manilla, 2003.
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#185192Old National Museum of the Philippines label on the verso of lid, and old collector's inventory number as well. Chips and losses to the figure, but overall excellent preservation. Gouges and losses to rock layers on the body of the vessel and rim. No repairs or restoration. The limestone has leaves a chalky white residue when handled.Condition
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