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THBUnusual Colima Redware Seated Figure w/ Huge Legs
Lot 123
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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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2019-08-06 11:00:00
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- Lot Description
Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A burnished redware vessel depicting a seated figure who presents a most unusual form. Holding diminutive arms up and behind to support the load held by this vessel, perhaps the figure represents a cargador or cargadora as the sex of the figure is somewhat nebulous. We see neither breasts nor male genitalia. This said, the huge hips may symbolize female fertility. Her/his visage is rather schematized presenting slit eyes and mouth, petite ears, and a prominent nose. While the torso is rather broad with a protruding belly, the figure's legs are enormous, with curved hips and thick thighs that appear to be indistinct from the calves. Instead, the legs continue seamlessly until terminating in pudgy feet with rendered toes. In addition to the creative form, the redware is meticulously burnished and covered with fabulous manganese deposits (on both the exterior and interior surfaces) as well as nice root marks. Size: 8.75" L x 8.25" W x 8.125" H (22.2 cm x 21 cm x 20.6 cm)
Provenance: ex-Merrin Gallery, New York, New York, USA; ex-Arte Primitivo Gallery, New York, New York, USA; ex-private New York, USA collection; ex-private E.H. Merrin collection, acquired in the 1960s
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#148183Wonderful burnishing marks and incredible manganese blooms - both inside and out! Only minor surface wear with a scuff on the chest and a few scratches that likely occurred when burnishing. Nice root marks as well. Truly an amazing piece.Condition
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