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THBQuimbaya Redware Bowl - Anthropomorphic Face Vessel
Lot 88b
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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, Colombia, Quimbaya culture, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. A masterful example of Quimbaya ceramic artistry, this hemispherical redware bowl is modeled in the form of an anthropomorphic head, merging utility with symbolic portraiture. The vessel's exterior is adorned with a sculpted human face in high relief, the prominent nose, pursed lips, and half-lidded eyes rendered with a naturalistic sensitivity characteristic of the Quimbaya tradition. Deeply incised, fan-shaped coiffure panels frame the face on either side, their parallel striations evoking elaborate hair arrangements or headdresses. The reverse bears finely incised geometric motifs enclosed within a diamond-shaped register, intersected by linear crosshatching that suggests textile or basketry patterns. Such decoration may have served a symbolic role, referencing high-status regalia or cosmological designs. Size: 7" Diameter x 4.5" H (17.8 cm x 11.4 cm)
The vessel's burnished surface exhibits a rich red slip with areas of black fire-clouding, the result of ancient firing techniques, and retains a glossy sheen that enhances its sculptural presence. Quimbaya pottery often bridged the gap between functional and ceremonial, and head-shaped vessels such as this may have represented ancestors or deities, embodying protective or commemorative functions. The combination of modeled physiognomy and incised ornamentation reflects the high technical skill and sophisticated aesthetic of the Quimbaya ceramic tradition, which flourished in the fertile valleys of modern-day Colombia.
Provenance: private Parker, Colorado, USA collection, acquired via Leonard Auction, Addison, Illinois, USA in December 2024; ex-Huntley, Illinois, USA estate
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#196627Professionally repaired with restoration and repainting over break lines. A few chips to rim, as well as nicks and abrasions to surface, commensurate with age. Otherwise, nice presentation with good detail and scattered earthen deposits.Condition
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