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THBTlatilco Pottery Pretty Lady Figure, ex-Hollywood
Lot 69
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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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2018-05-24 10:00:00
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Featuring Pacific Northwest Coast Native American Art from respected collector / dealer, Joseph Alphabet. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
Featuring Pacific Northwest Coast Native American Art from respected collector / dealer, Joseph Alphabet. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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- Lot Description
Pre-Columbian, Valley of Mexico, Tlatilco, ca. 1200 to 800 BCE. A wonderful pottery 'pretty lady' figure from this very early Pre-Columbian culture. Clearly a fertility idol with ample hips suggestive of child bearing, attenuated arms, and small perky breasts. Her face is elongated with slanted, coffee-bean-shaped eyes, drooping ears that are partially pierced, and a tall headdress that is meticulously detailed with bulb-shaped ornamentation. The figure is finely painted with natural pigments in yellow - adorning the face and neck - and red embellishing the eyes, arms, necklace, and headdress. Custom museum-quality display stand included. Size: 2.5" W x 6.25" H (6.4 cm x 15.9 cm); 6.625" H (16.8 cm) on included custom stand.
For a similar example of a Tlatilco 'Pretty Lady' and an informative essay, please see The Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession number 1979.206.988: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/313186
Provenance: private Hawaii, USA collection; ex-private T. Misenhimer collection, Hollywood, California, USA, famous Hollywood film producer
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#133765Head and both feet reattached with overpainting along break lines. Restoration to both hands. Surface wear and abrasions commensurate with age, small nicks to feet, arms, and head, with fading to pigmentation. Light earthen deposits and root marks throughout.Condition
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