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THBTall Maya Stone Post Jaguar Holding Maize, ex-Museum
Lot 104
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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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Bidsquare : Museum-Deaccession | Asian & Pre-Columbian
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An interesting mix of de-accessioned Asian and Pre-Columbian Art from The Ashland University Museum in Ashland, OH, originally donated between 1994 to 1998. All lots from the Museum have been noted, as such. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
An interesting mix of de-accessioned Asian and Pre-Columbian Art from The Ashland University Museum in Ashland, OH, originally donated between 1994 to 1998. All lots from the Museum have been noted, as such. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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Pre-Columbian, southern Mexico, Chiapas region, Izapa Ruins, Maya culture, late Preclassic period, ca. 100 BCE to 100 CE. An incredibly rare fragmentary example of a hand-carved volcanic stone border post that perhaps would have guarded the entrances to villages or agricultural fields. Seated atop a thick, columnar body is a highly stylized jaguar that presents with retracted hind legs, extended forelegs with touching front paws, and a sinuous tail draped down the verso. The raised feline countenance exhibits a gaping, fang-filled mouth, a slender snout with furrowed jowls, recessed circular eyes within puffy sockets, and a pair of spiraling ears. Protruding from the head is a bulbous ear of maize with a conical form and enlarged kernels. A wonderful figural effigy replete with expert construction and multi-layered symbolism. Size: 4.7" W x 20.625" H (11.9 cm x 52.4 cm); 24.4" H (62 cm) on included custom stand.
The importance of this post stems not from the jaguar effigy below but the ear of maize above. Maize was the single most important food crop in ancient Mesoamerica especially among the Maya, and its rich iconography associates it with renewing the agricultural cycle, fertility in both humans and animals, and as a component of humanity itself. According to the Popol Vuh (the Maya story of creation), maize was used by the Maya Maize god (known as Hu Hunahpu) and his sons - along with cacao - to form the first human beings. The dramatic narrative of the Popol Vuh also explains how the Hero Twins Hunahpu and Xbalanque - who possessed a zoomorphic phenotype with a powerful jaguar skin - defeated the monster Vucub Caquix (literally "Seven Macaw") in battle. After Vucub Caquix limped its way to a pair of healers - who had previously aided the Hero Twins prior to their battle with the beast - it was finally and permanently killed by having its eyes and teeth replaced with magical maize kernels.
Provenance: ex-private Tampa, Florida, USA collection; ex-Mint Museum, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA, acquired prior to 1987; ex-private old New England, USA collection, acquired in the 1970s
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Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping.
#153306Repair to ear of maize atop jaguar head, with small chips and very light adhesive residue along break lines. Ancient losses to bottom of post body as shown. Nicks and abrasions to post body, jaguar, and maize, with light encrustations, chip to one jaguar fang, and softening to some finer details. Nice earthen deposits throughout. Old inventory number written in ink on bottom of pole body.Condition
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