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THBChancay Polychrome Cuchimilco Figure
Lot 156
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Artemis Fine Arts
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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May 27, 2021
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2021-05-27 10:00:00
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Featuring discounted pricing and many new items! Asian art, Classical antiquities from Egypt, Greece, Italy, and the Near East...plus Pre-Columbian, Tribal, Russian Icons & Enamelware, Spanish Colonial, Fine Art, more! Some starting prices have been reduced up to 65% from original auction prices! Artemis Fine Arts info@artemisfinearts.com
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**First Time At Auction**
Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Chancay, ca. 1200 to 1450 CE. A hand-built pottery cuchimilco ("star gazer") figure of a hollow-molded and stylized form with painted details. This figure stands on two delineated legs with arms outstretched and the head pointed skyward. The figure is nude with an incised line around the genital area that perhaps emphasizes female anatomy, and an impressed circle on the navel indicates a belly button. The face is composed of diamond shaped eyes, a tiny slit mouth, and a protruding pinched nose with nostril openings that lead into the head, and ears with perforations as well. A small opening is located under each arm, and these holes on the face and body acted as vents during the firing process but may have held additional ornamentation. Orange, black, and beige pigments accentuate the arms and face, and decorate the tall headdress/coiffure with stripes and dots. Scholars posit that these "star gazers" were placed in tombs as companions or guardians of the deceased. Size: 9" W x 15.5" H (22.9 cm x 39.4 cm)
Provenance: private Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA collection, before 2000
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#160994Losses to toes on both feet. Stable hairline fissures on feet, torso, and backside. Great areas of remaining pigment.Condition
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