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Lot 130
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Vénus callipyge Culture Tlatilco Etat de Morelos, Mexique Préclassique ancien, 1200-900 av. J.-C.

Estimate
80,000 - 100,000 EUR
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Description

  • Culture Tlatilco
  • Vénus callipyge
  • Céramique bichrome à engobe beige clair et peinture ornementale rouge brique. Surface vernissée-test de thermoluminescence
  • h. 57 cm ; 22 1/2 in

Provenance

Galerie Mermoz, Paris, 2000
Collection Barbier-Mueller, Genève, Inv. n° 500-22

Exhibited

Paris, XVIIe Biennale internationale des Antiquaires, Galerie Mermoz, Art précolombien, 10-24 novembre 1994
Paris, Mona Bismarck Foundation, 5000 ans de figures humaines: cent regards sur les collections Barbier-Mueller, 19 septembre-2 décembre 2000
Barcelone, Museu Barbier-Mueller d’Art Precolombí, 30 octobre-avril 2004, Lausanne, Fondation de l’Hermitage, 25 juin-24 octobre 2004, Trésors de la céramique précolombienne du Museo Barbier-Mueller de Arte Precolombino de Barcelona

Literature

Galerie Mermoz, Art précolombien, 1994, p. 29 et 31
Aveleyra Arroyo de Anda (Luis) et Piña Chan (Ramón), L’art précolombien: olmèque, maya, aztèque, s.d., p. 98
5000 ans de figures humaines: cent regards sur les collections Barbier-Mueller, 2000, cat. 021 Barbier-Mueller (Jean Paul), " Confidentiellement vôtre ", in Arts & Cultures, 2003, p. 260
Trésors de la céramique précolombienne du Museo Barbier-Mueller de Arte Precolombino de Barcelona, 2003, cat. 7, p. 121

Condition

Bon état de conservation, avec zones noircies dues au feu. Oxydations de surface visible Good condition overall, with some black firing marks. Visible surface oxidation
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