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THBZacatecas Pottery Seated Nude Female Figural Vessel
Lot 128
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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, West Mexico, Jalisco region, Zacatecas culture, Protoclassic Period, ca. 100 BCE to 250 CE. A splendid pottery vessel in the form of a nude female shown seated with legs bent before her and posterior extended to serve as additional "legs" for further support and balance. Adorned in red and beige slip with liberal remains of black-painted striated motifs, the figure presents a thick body with conical breasts, a drilled navel, and arms akimbo. A broad neck rises from her square shoulders, supporting a sizeable had with coffee bean-shaped eyes, a sharp nose, and a petite mouth held slightly open. Huge ears with drill holes for suspending ornaments flank her head, which opens at the top to her hollow interior, serving as the rim of the vessel. Size: 9.8" W x 14.5" H (24.9 cm x 36.8 cm)
The sculptural creations from the Zacatecas peoples are some of the most admired figures to come out of ancient West Mexico. The consistency of form, the bright, recognizable colors of the slip pigmentation, and the highly-abstract presentation make Zacatecas figures among the most unique ceramic statues from anywhere in the world; male figures and female figures like this example are often found in pairs exhibiting similar stylization. Though specific to areas of Jalisco, Mexico, these statues are often scarce as scholars believe they were produced only for a brief period of ancient Mesoamerican history.
For another example of a seated female figure without the characteristic Zacatecas coiffure protrusions, please see: Kan, Michael, Clement Meighan, and H.B. Nicholson. "Sculpture of Ancient West Mexico: Nayarit, Jalisco, Colima: A Catalogue of the Proctor Stafford Collection at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art." University of New Mexico Press, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 1989, p. 126, fig. 99b.
Provenance: private Las Vegas, Nevada, USA collection, acquired in 2016; ex-Jack Glowe collection, acquired in auction from the 1970s-1980s
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#172612Minor losses to 3 toes on right foot and 1 on left foot. Some minor nicks as expected with age. Otherwise, intact and excellent with nice remaining pigments.Condition
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