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    Convex Face Mask. Calima. 100 B.C. - A.D. 400. Burnished ceramic, traces of white paint. Height 10 in. Width 11 3/8 in.. ... (Total: 1 Item Item)

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    • Ceramics & Porcelain:PreColumbian Ceramics, Convex Face Mask. Calima. 100 B.C. - A.D. 400. Burnished ceramic, traces of white paint. Height 10 in. Width 11 3/8 in.. ... (Total: 1 Item Item)
    • Ceramics & Porcelain:PreColumbian Ceramics, Convex Face Mask. Calima. 100 B.C. - A.D. 400. Burnished ceramic, traces of white paint. Height 10 in. Width 11 3/8 in.. ... (Total: 1 Item Item)
    • Ceramics & Porcelain:PreColumbian Ceramics, Convex Face Mask. Calima. 100 B.C. - A.D. 400. Burnished ceramic, traces of white paint. Height 10 in. Width 11 3/8 in.. ... (Total: 1 Item Item)
    • Ceramics & Porcelain:PreColumbian Ceramics, Convex Face Mask. Calima. 100 B.C. - A.D. 400. Burnished ceramic, traces of white paint. Height 10 in. Width 11 3/8 in.. ... (Total: 1 Item Item)
    • Ceramics & Porcelain:PreColumbian Ceramics, Convex Face Mask. Calima. 100 B.C. - A.D. 400. Burnished ceramic, traces of white paint. Height 10 in. Width 11 3/8 in.. ... (Total: 1 Item Item)
    • Ceramics & Porcelain:PreColumbian Ceramics, Convex Face Mask. Calima. 100 B.C. - A.D. 400. Burnished ceramic, traces of white paint. Height 10 in. Width 11 3/8 in.. ... (Total: 1 Item Item)
    • Ceramics & Porcelain:PreColumbian Ceramics, Convex Face Mask. Calima. 100 B.C. - A.D. 400. Burnished ceramic, traces of white paint. Height 10 in. Width 11 3/8 in.. ... (Total: 1 Item Item)
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    Convex Face Mask
    Calima
    100 B.C. - A.D. 400
    Burnished ceramic, traces of white paint
    Height 10 in. Width 11 3/8 in.

    This large and striking face mask is covered with deeply incised patterns which include profile zoomorphic heads that most resemble crocodilian or serpentine images. Four of these heads form a framing crest around the upper head and two outward-facing examples fill the chin area. In combination with possible variant inward-facing forms at either side of the mouth, these serve to enclose the face within their field of influence. Small circles filled with white pigment create a secondary framing rhythm. Within the overall highly stylized representation a surprisingly naturalistic nose is developed in a strongly three-dimensional manner.
    The regional attribution seems convincing, and a seemingly related example is illustrated in Armand J. Labbé, Shamans, Gods, and Mythic Beasts: Colombian Gold and Ceramics in Antiquity. New York: The American Federation of Arts,1998 (p.126, fig.2). Other than minor frontal abrasions and some vertical scratches on the back, the condition is very good.

    Provenance
    Alfredo Ocampo, Calí, Colombia
    William Siegal Galleries, Santa Fe: 2004 catalogue, item 62.

    Published
    Siegal, William. Pre-Columbian Art. Santa Fe: William Siegal Galleries, 2004.



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    September, 2006
    29th Friday
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