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THBToltec Stone Relief Panel - Elite Male Figure
Lot 193a
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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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Mar 21, 2019
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2019-03-21 10:00:00
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Featuring classical antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art from cultures encompassing the globe, plus fine art. Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Etruscan, Near Eastern, Asian, Pre-Columbian, Native American, African / Tribal, Oceanic, Spanish Colonial, Russian, Fine Art, so much more! Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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- Lot Description
Pre-Columbian, southern Mexico, Toltec, ca. 900 to 1200 CE. A carved sandstone panel depicting a relief elite anthropomorphic figure wearing a huge headdress decorated with rounded bosses and a giant pectoral/necklace of multiple strands. The figure holds its large phallus with both hands and stares straight ahead with large, narrowed, oval eyes. At the bottom of the panel is a series of triangles, also with incised, round bosses. Size: 3.5" L x 10.2" W x 14.75" H (8.9 cm x 25.9 cm x 37.5 cm)
The Toltec capital, Tula, was covered in stone relief panels similar to this one, as were architectural features at the Mayan city of Chichen Itza. These were ceremonial, with religious meanings that would have been immediately understandable to their original audience. Tula had a population of tens of thousands of people and the city was centered around a plaza bordered by a five-stepped pyramid, two other pyramids, and two ball courts. Looking at a panel like this one would have immediately told inhabitants of Tula who the buildings in their urban space honored. Who is the figure represented here? Probably a ruler or certainly an elite personage, who was likely associated with a deity to emphasize his power.
Provenance: collection of the late Alfred E. Stendahl, Stendahl Gallery, Los Angeles, California, USA
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#126373Surface wear including small areas of loss to face. Deposits of kaliche, manganese, soil, and plant matter.Condition
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