Rare Neolithic Peruvian Stone Venus Figure
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Description
Pre-Columbian, Peru, Neolithic Period, ca. 10000 to 5000 BCE. An extremely rare Peruvian Venus figure exhibiting a highly stylized form amidst the naturally mottled brown, gray, and beige hues of the hand-carved stone. The abstract anthropomorphic figure presents nude with arms hanging at her sides, a distended abdomen visible above delineated legs, and an enormous head with a vertical nose and petite eyes. Remains of red pigment are visible across the face and suggest that this figure was accented with bright pigments at one time. Size: 2.375" L x 2.875" W x 8.875" H (6 cm x 7.3 cm x 22.5 cm); 11.7" H (29.7 cm) on included custom stand.
Provenance: private Hawaii, USA collection, acquired from 2000 to 2010
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#184655
Provenance: private Hawaii, USA collection, acquired from 2000 to 2010
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.
We ship worldwide to most countries and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience.
#184655
Condition
Chips and losses to peripheries and verso, with softening to finer details, pitting across obverse surfaces, and fading to remaining pigment, otherwise in great condition. Nice preservation to figural form. Previous inventory labels on verso.
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Rare Neolithic Peruvian Stone Venus Figure
Estimate $6,000 - $9,000
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Owner/Executive Director, Antiquities & Pre-Columbian Art
PhD. Art History, Director, Fine & Visual Arts
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