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THBGuerrero Sultepec Alabaster Mask w/ Stucco
Lot 104
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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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Pre-Columbian, Central Mexico, Guerrero region, Sultepec, Late Preclassic period, ca. 600 to 100 BCE. A superb example of an alabaster carving from Guerrero, Mexico, a region best known for Mezcala and Chontal sculpture. This fascinating example boasts features particular to the Sultepec, such as a prominent aquiline nose that makes for a marvelous profile. From the front, the piece presents close-set, ovoid eyes and a petite, open mouth. Snowy white remains of stucco are scattered over the vizard, while a pair of drill holes pierce the upper corners, probably intended for fastening the mask to a funerary bundle of the noble elite. Ancient sculptors usually carved "tecalli," also called "alabaster" or aragonite, a calcium carbonate stone found in caves. Size: 5.1" W x 5.5" H (13 cm x 14 cm)
Cf. The Walters Art Museum, accession number 29.4 and Los Angeles County Museum of Art, accession number M.2001.212.20.
Provenance: private Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA collection; ex-Minerva Gallery; ex-Benjamin Vega, California, USA, acquired in 2006 to 2007; ex-Gene and Virginia George, brought to the USA from 1961 to 1966
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#177917Chipping to tip of nose and small area of proper left cheek. Nicks and abrasions as shown, all commensurate with age. Otherwise, intact and excellent with rich earthen deposits.Condition
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