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THBLot of 2 Colima Pottery Conjoined Seated Couples
Lot 80b
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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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By Artemis Fine Arts
Jan 10, 2019
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- Lot Description
Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A charming ensemble of hand-built pottery figures depicted in two conjoined pairs. The smaller couple is seated atop an integral rectangular platform while the back figure knots the ends of a headband to the brow of the front figure. The larger couple shows the back figure leaning forward with sinuous arms holding the hips of the front figure. The four figures are embellished with shell-adorned ears, incised headdresses, and slit-form eyes, with traces of red-orange slip scattered across the exposed buffware surfaces. Size of largest (hands at hips): 3" W x 4" H (7.6 cm x 10.2 cm).
For a stylistically-similar, standing example of conjoined figures, please see: Kan, Michael, et al. "Sculpture of Ancient West Mexico: Nayarit, Jalisco, Colima." Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1989, p. 144, fig. 136.
Provenance: ex-private J.G. collection, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, acquired before 1975
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#139736Larger couple has back figure reattached to front figure with restoration to most of hands and light resurfacing along break lines. Smaller couple has losses to parts of headdresses, earrings, and chips to base, with restoration to one ear on both figures and nose of front figure. Light earthen deposits and root marks throughout.Condition
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