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THBChoice Nayarit Mesoamerican Pottery Ballplayer Effigy
Lot 97
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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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Featuring works of art from the Ralph T. Coe Center for the Arts in Santa Fe, New Mexico, a non-profit focused on promoting Indigenous Arts globally. All proceeds from the sale of these items will support future grants to Rehoming Program participants. Artemis Fine Arts info@artemisfinearts.com
Featuring works of art from the Ralph T. Coe Center for the Arts in Santa Fe, New Mexico, a non-profit focused on promoting Indigenous Arts globally. All proceeds from the sale of these items will support future grants to Rehoming Program participants. Artemis Fine Arts info@artemisfinearts.com
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Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Nayarit culture, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A hand-built and painted terracotta figure depicting a seated ballplayer, distinguished by ceremonial regalia. The figure wears a tunic painted in red and black with a grid pattern filled with stepped motifs, and a tab-shaped loincloth projecting from the waist. Seated with bent legs and raised arms, the figure holds a rounded object in the right hand - likely a rubber ball- indicating participation in the Mesoamerican ballgame, a ritualized sport of great cultural significance. The face is stylized with large eyes framed by molded lids, an open mouth, and a pronounced hooked nose adorned with a septum ring, complemented by large circular earspools and a striped headband. A vent hole is present at the top of the head, and the surface is richly mottled with black manganese deposits from long interment. Figures like this were placed in shaft tombs and likely represent elite individuals or ceremonial performers closely tied to funerary and religious traditions in ancient Nayarit. Size: 8" W x 11.5" H (20.3 cm x 29.2 cm)
Provenance: Collection of Y. Kayvan, Los Angeles, California, USA, acquired from a Los Angeles, California, USA gallery acquisition dates range from the late 1990s to 2005
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#195311Choice. No discernable repairs. Chips and abrasions to tip of nose, ears. Heavy manganese deposits throughout on nearly every surface.Condition
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