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THBTall Cocle Polychrome Head Effigy Spouted Vessel
Lot 145d
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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
Feb 21, 2019
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2019-02-21 10:00:00
2019-02-21 10:00:00
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An important one-day auction featuring 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, Panama, Cocle Culture, ca. 600 to 800 CE. A striking polychrome head effigy vessel, the body in the form of a trophy head with a dramatic expression comprised of bas relief beady eyes, a pronounced browline, a protruding pointy nose, and an open mouth lined with teeth. His visage is covered with stylized curvilinear motifs - perhaps representing tattoos or face paint. Atop the crown of his head are additional stylized geometric motifs. Rising from the crown of the head is a tubular neck adorned by a spiraled, wave motif, and a flat rim adorned by concentric rings with frets emerging from the outermost ring. A conical spout joins one end of the rim to the shoulder. All is delineated in red and deep purple on a cream ground, and the vessel sits upon a flat base. Size: 7.125" W at widest point x 7.375" H (18.1 cm x 18.7 cm)
Traditionally "headhunting" has been interpreted as a somewhat incidental rather than central warfare practice; however, recent scholarship has suggested that headhunting added a significant magical and supernatural dimension to warfare. Each severed head was imbued with specific meaning and the act of taking the head was "consecrated and commemorated in some form" according to anthropologist and professor John W. Hoopes ("Sorcery and the Taking of Heads in Ancient Costa Rica" 2007). One look at this trophy head confirms Professor Hoopes theory!
Accompanied by Certificate of Authenticity from Marc A. Schmitt - number 1453 - dated 5/10/05.
Provenance: private Colorado, USA collection; ex-private Jack Hart collection
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#143792Repaired from multiple pieces with restoration over the break lines. Expected surface wear with some pigment loss and abraded areas commensurate with age. Earthen deposits a nd root marks grace the surface. Old collection labels and notes on the underside of the base.Condition
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