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THBVeracruz Pottery Priest on Platform
Lot 137a
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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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Pre-Columbian, Gulf Coast of Mexico, Veracruz (also Vera Cruz) culture, ca. 400 to 700 CE. An exceptional handmade pottery figure of a priest standing on a platform, which would have been carried during ceremonial rituals, with hands holding the sloping side rails. The ancient figure wears an elaborate costume comprised of a cape (quexquemitl) over a skirt, a sizable beaded necklace, conical ear adornments, and a large, plumed headdress displaying a fringed panel with a bird ornament across the forehead and a helmet-like verso with a flared rim. Presenting squinting eyes with heavy lids and a lengthy nose, the figure's expressive visage is covered from the nose down by a buccal (skin) mask, which indicates that the scene is associated with springtime planting, fertility, and rebirth. Size: 6" W x 10" H (15.2 cm x 25.4 cm)
Excavations near the modern Mexican town of Remojadas have revealed two types of impressive, detailed pottery figures from the Veracruz period: the Sonrientes, the joyous "smiling faces", and figures like this one, more serious, mostly adult figures, with elaborate costumes, themes, and sometimes props that all seem to point towards religious or political ceremonies. Their clothing suggests that they depict people of import in society, perhaps priests or nobility.
Provenance: private Orlando, Florida, USA collection; ex-Ancient Artifax, Hickory, North Carolina, USA; ex-B. Deshaies collection, California, USA; ex-Estate of Sylvie Gallagher, New York, New York, USA, acquired from 1950 to 1970
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#163431Three stable hairline fissures to base. Repair to two feathers of headdress with restoration over break lines. One side of rail, below the hand, and the front corner of the base have been restored. Light resurfacing in areas. Expected nicks and abrasions. Otherwise, excellent with lovely earthen and manganese deposits throughout.Condition
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