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THBVeracruz Articulated Pottery Sonriente Figure
Lot 55a
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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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Featuring ancient and ethnographic art from around the world, including Pre-Columbian, Native American, African / Tribal, Oceanic, Ethnographic, Spanish Colonial, Fossils, Fine Art, much more. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Gulf Coast, Veracruz, Classic Period, ca. 100 BCE to 900 CE. An outstanding hollow-molded terracotta standing figure with separately made articulated arms. The visage presents an endearing laughing face with almond shaped eyes, a petite nose, and a wide-open mouth revealing filed teeth. The face is embellished with yellow pigmentation, as well as red pigment around the eyes and on top of the headdress. The headdress itself is a work of art - large and presenting two applied spirals that flank a central feather motif. Round ear ornanments incised with patterns that resemble motifs found on seashells adorn the ears. The torso and limbs are also skillfully rendered with delineated fingers and toes. What's more, the figure wears a 'beaded' necklace with a dangling pendant and a 'beaded' belt or trim, but the sculptor made certain that the figure's belly button and genitalia are revealed. Size: 6" W x 11.5" H (15.2 cm x 29.2 cm); 11.75" H (29.8 cm) on included custom stand.
This type of figure is known as a sonriente. Sonrientes, or "smiling faces", are the most famous pottery from this period in Veracruz (known as Remojadas for its keystone archaeological site). They depict wide, smiling, childlike faces, often with teeth showing, like this example. Smiling faces are very rare in Mesoamerican art, but in Remojadas and the surrounding area, Sonrientes figures were popular, presenting a mystery. Some archaeologists have suggested that the smiles suggest the consumption of an alcoholic beverage known as pulque, or perhaps the use of hallucinogenic drugs; others argue that the Sonriented were intended to represent performers.
Provenance: private S.H. collection, Santa Clara, California, USA; ex T. Misenheimer collection, ex Ron Messick collection, acquired before 2000
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#152023Professionally repaired from multiple pieces with restoration over the break lines. Areas of overpainting to restored areas, specifically the chest and one leg. The head and face are in very good condition above the neck, with fine remaining pigment.Condition
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