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| Auction Closes At: |
18:25:00 09/23/2024 |
| Time Remaining: |
Closed |
| Lot# & Name: |
251. Cocle (Parita) Effigy Olla in the Shape of a Turtle with Boldly Painted Shell |
| Estimate: |
$4,000-$6,000 |
| Current High Bid: |
$3,750.00 |
| Auction Closed(Final Price) |
$3,750.00 |
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| Category: |
Pre-Columbian Art
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| Sub Category: |
Central America and the Caribbean - Panama
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| Culture or Country: |
Central Region,
Panama.
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| Period: |
Ca. 1100 - 1300 A.D.
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| Size: |
9-1/4”H. x 12”W. (23.5 x 30.5 cm). |
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| Description: |
Large polychrome decorated pottery olla having a wonderful design scheme in which the top of the angled jar has stylized circles within diagonal bands representing the carapace. Below the carinated break in the vessel's body, the turtle face and outstretched legs suggest it is swimming. On other painted vessels, the turtle form is reduced to the head and legs, like kennings, or the whole body is drawn schematically. This jar is exceptional in showing the entire creature with the carapace as a handsome geometric design. The same carapace circle motifs occur on carinated turtle effigy jars illustrated by Lothrop (fig. 125) and Labbé (fig. 125).
Labbé, Armand J. 1995. Guardians of the Life Stream: Shamans, Art and Power in Prehispanic Central Panama, The Bowers Museum of Cultural Art, Santa Ana, pg. 118, figs. 123 and 124; pg. 120, fig. 125 - these are described as effigy turtle carinated jars with turtle head and swimming front legs, but only the polychrome tops of the jars are illustrated. They are probably like the carinated effigy turtle jar in Lothrop.
Lothrop, Samuel Kirkland, Coclé: An Archaeological Study of Central Panama, Memoirs of the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University, vol. VIII, Cambridge, 1942, pg. 125. fig. IIh. Overall strong scattered mineral deposits on the surface. A very minor 1/4” probe hole in the base, otherwise intact, exc. cond. A top quality, beautiful example. |
| Provenance: |
Private NYC. collection, acquired by the current collection in 2004 from Herbert L. Lucas, Los Angeles (#178). Acquired prior to 1990.
Ex. Emile Deletaille, Brussels.
Exhibitions: Long Term Loan #TR116-90 from Herbert L. Lucas:
The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 1990 - December 15, 2004. |
| Shipping Fee: |
| National: |
$65.00 |
| International: |
$159.00 (This is approximate and for Postal Service. Prices may vary, especially for private carriers such as: FEDEX, UPS and BAX).
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Cocle (Parita) Effigy Olla in the Shape of a Turtle with Boldly Painted Shell
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BIDDER |
BID |
QTY |
Original Bid Time |
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longcat |
$3,750.00 |
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9/23/2024 6:16:34 PM |
| 2. |
ajax |
$3,500.00 |
1 |
9/23/2024 6:09:55 PM |
| 3. |
longcat |
$3,250.00 |
1 |
9/23/2024 6:15:01 PM |
| 4. |
longcat |
$2,900.00 |
1 |
9/23/2024 6:14:56 PM |
| 5. |
longcat |
$2,700.00 |
1 |
9/23/2024 6:14:51 PM |
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