Description:

Pre-Columbian, Costa Rica and Mexico, Nicoya culture, Teotihuacan culture, and Guerrero culture. The pieces in this lot exemplify the techniques, styles, and iconography of three different cultures of the Pre-Columbian world. First, we have a finely delineated visage of a jaguar created by an artist of Teotihuacan. Carved from translucent, light jade, the fierce feline exhibits angular contours characteristic of the Teotihuacanos. It also has tiny perforations just under its ears for suspension. The Mezcala figurine is carved from a rich greystone. The figure's position, physiognomic features, and expressive face were painstakingly delineated with the expert string-cut technique of the Mezcala artisan. It too has perforations at the shoulders for suspension. Finally, we have an anthropomorphic axe god pendant carved from a light-colored caliche or a form of calcium carbonate. It has lateral perforation for suspension. 3"T (Nicoya axe god), 1 1/2"T x 1/2"W x 3/4"D (Mezcala figure), and 1"L x 1 1/2"W (Teotihuacan jaguar)

Provenance: Ex-Gilbert Martin, Georgia, USA

All items offered for sale are legal to buy/sell under U.S. statutes covering cultural patrimony per United States Code 2600, CHAPTER 14 -- CONVENTION ON CULTURAL PROPERTY, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids, papered by our parent company, Artemis Gallery Ancient Art.

  • Condition: Near Choice

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$300 $999 $50
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