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THBVeracruz Ceramic Figure - Nude Old God
Lot 105b
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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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By Artemis Gallery
Aug 13, 2020
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Features classical antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art from cultures encompassing the globe. 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, Mexico, Vera Cruz culture, ca. 6th to 8th century CE. A fascinating ceramic figure of a nude man with a frightening, skeletal face upturned to the viewer, his leering grin and sunken cheeks emphasized. He sits with his legs twisted out to the sides, his arms in front of him as if grasping something, and his genitalia clearly visible. A conical hat is at the top of his head. The figure depicted here is a common one in ancient Mesoamerica, a god whose Veracruz name is lost to time, but who manifested himself to the Aztecs as Mictlantecuhtli, the god of the dead and the Lord of Mictlan, the nine-leveled underworld of Aztec mythology. For the Veracruz, who lived centuries earlier, these skeleton gods were part of the central theme of their artistic and religious world: ritual human sacrifice to ensure the continuation of the harvest. Similar statues have been found marking mass graves of sacrificial victims whose bodies bear evidence of dismemberment and flaying. Size: 6.5" W x 6.95" H (16.5 cm x 17.7 cm)
Provenance: private Hawaii, USA collection; ex-T. Misenhimer collection, Beverly Hills, CA formed between 1960 and 2000
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#148464Repaired and restored from multiple pieces. This is well done and generally unobtrusive. The tip of the hat is lost but otherwise the figure is in nice condition.Condition
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