Menu
EUR
CAD
AUD
GBP
MXN
HKD
CNY
MYR
SEK
SGD
CHF
THBViru-Moche Gilt Copper Ceremonial Deity Figure
Lot 249
About Seller
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
Categories
Live Auction in Progress ... Currently on Lot Estimate:
$5,000 - $7,500
Absentee vs Live bid
Two ways to bid:
- Leave a max absentee bid and the platform will bid on your behalf up to your maximum bid during the live auction.
- Bid live during the auction and your bids will be submitted real-time to the auctioneer.
Bid Increments
| Price | Bid Increment |
|---|---|
| $0 | $25 |
| $300 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $250 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $20,000 | $2,500 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
| $200,000 | $20,000 |
About Auction
Live
By Artemis Gallery
May 11, 2023
Set Reminder
2023-05-11 10:00:00
2023-05-11 10:00:00
America/New_York
Bidsquare
Bidsquare : Fine Antiquities, Asian, Pre-Columbian, Ethnographic Art
https://www.bidsquare.com/auctions/artemis-gallery/fine-antiquities-asian-pre-columbian-ethnographic-art-12771
Classical antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art from cultures encompassing the globe. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
Classical antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art from cultures encompassing the globe. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
View Full Catalog (349)
- Lot Description
**Originally Listed At $3000**
Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Viru-Moche, ca. 100 BCE to 500 CE. A fascinating copper and gold gilt figure with separate ornaments added to the flat body. The human form is abstracted and simplified, with emphasis on the rhomboid head with response eyes and nose, the ears and nose pierced for dangling ornaments, the earrings gilt with 38.56% gold. Set upon the head is a 22.03% gold gilt headband that wraps around the flattened head. The verso has mineral deposits and light remains / cloth imprints from textile that this figure evidently rested against for hundreds of years. This may have been a guardian depicting a lord of deity and deposited with a mummy bundle or wrapped in textile offerings within a tomb. Size: 6.25" L x 1" W x 7.75" H (15.9 cm x 2.5 cm x 19.7 cm); 13" H (33 cm) on included custom stand; case: 12" L x 6.5" W x 15" H (30.5 cm x 16.5 cm x 38.1 cm); gold quality: 22.03% to 38.56% (equivalent to 5K+ to 9K+).
A deceased elite member of society would have been buried with such an item; gold was for lords, silver for noble women, and copper for wealthy commoners. Although this piece is copper, the inclusion of gold indicates a personage of some means or rank! Most Andean cultures took their wealth with them when they died, and were buried with precious gods of textile, pottery, and metals such as this figure. The Moche believed that death was a journey, and funerary rituals often involved human sacrifice - officials and warriors would accompany their lord in both life and death. The exact meaning of these burial figures in unknown, but they probably served a similar purpose to convey wealth and provide protection in the afterlife.
Provenance: private Hawaii collection, acquired 2000 to 2010
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.
We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience.
#177466Chips and tears to peripheries and headband reapaired from several pieces, and areas of adhesive on interior of band. Chipping and some losses to gold gilt and tip of gold earrings ornament. Overall good reamains of gold. Heavy green patina and mineral deposits with small textile remains on verso. Nose ornament is encrusted into place. Displayed in museum quality case.Condition
- Shipping Info
-
All shipping is handled in-house for your convenience. Your invoice from Artemis Gallery will include shipping calculation instructions. If in doubt, please inquire BEFORE bidding for estimated shipping costs for individual items. In most cases Artemis Gallery cannot ship to Australia and Germany, please inquire before bidding.
-
- Buyer's Premium
