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THBGorgeous Mayan Greenstone Pendant - Two Faces
Lot 170
About Seller
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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By Artemis Fine Arts
Dec 20, 2018
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2018-12-20 10:00:00
2018-12-20 10:00:00
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Time to clear out the warehouse, as these lots are going, going, gone... plus a we've added a nice selection of lots brand-new to auction! Artemis Fine Arts info@artemisfinearts.com
Time to clear out the warehouse, as these lots are going, going, gone... plus a we've added a nice selection of lots brand-new to auction! Artemis Fine Arts info@artemisfinearts.com
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- Lot Description
**Originally Listed At $1000**
Pre-Columbian, Mayan Territories, ca. 600 to 950 CE. A striking example of Mayan artistry carved from a roughly rectangular mottled green stone of inherently beautiful verdant green hues with russet inclusions, depicting a frontally facing deity or shamanic lord with an expressive visage comprised of coffee bean shaped eyes, an angular nose, and full lips, donning a cap-like coiffure or headdress and large earspools. To the right is another visage, this one oriented sideways with wide-open circular eyes and a schematized nose and mouth. Bilaterally perforated at each end for suspension. Custom stand. Size: 1.75" W x 1" H (4.4 cm x 2.5 cm)
This piece is particularly impressive, because the sculptor worked to include two figures in the confines of the stone's shape by turning one visage at a 90 degree angle. The Mayans had a knack for intriguing compositions that departed from perspectival, naturalistic representations and instead utilized the given shape of a stone to convey as much as possible. A masterful demonstration of complex, incised figurative work that creates the impression of a three-dimensional image on a relatively compact, flat surface. A truly stupendous example!
Provenance: private California, USA collection acquired over fifteen years ago
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