Teotihuacan Greenstone Standing Figure

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Ancient & Ethnographic Art Through The Ages

By Artemis Gallery

Sep 16, 2021

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• Lot Description
  Pre-Columbian, Valley of Mexico, Teotihuacan, Classic Period, ca. 450 to 650 CE. A captivating standing figure of a highly stylized form that is hand-carved from mottled, forest green stone with dark green and light gray inclusions. The planar figure stands with a rigid pose while holding both arms tightly against a tapered waistline. A deep, string-cut groove delineated both legs, both arms, and the waistline as well as the concave sides of the neck. The protruding, U-shaped head features horizontal, slit-form eyes and lips, a triangular nose, convex cheeks, and circular ear spools, all beneath a wide headdress bearing two lateral flanges flanking a top panel. Size: 1.7" W x 4.625" H (4.3 cm x 11.7 cm); 5" H (12.7 cm) on included custom stand.
  
  Teotihuacan was at one time the largest city in the Pre-Columbian world, famous for its pyramids (Pyramid of the Sun and the Pyramid of the Moon) as well as the Great Compound with the Temple of Quetzalcoatl (aka Temple of the Plumed Serpent) punctuating the Avenue of the Dead. Stone figures like this example are perhaps the best-known works of Teotihuacan art. Examples like this figure from Teotihuacan often have idealized features (rather than individual depictions) and calm expressions, with simple lines used economically in order to create powerful effigies without excessive detail.
  
  Provenance: private New York, New York, USA collection; ex-George Grossblatt collection, former owner of Pinata Party, an importer of South American design and fashion into the U.S., acquired in the 1960s and thence by descent to B. D., his widow, New York, New York, USA
  
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  A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.
  
  PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm.
  
  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.
  
  #164576

  Condition

  Head reattached at neckline with light adhesive residue and overpainting along break lines. Abrasions and light encrustations to head, body, and legs, with small chips to legs, body, ear spools, and headdress. Great preservation to facial details and overall form.
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