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• ZACATECAS POTTERY SEATED NUDE
  ZACATECAS POTTERY SEATED NUDE FEMALE FIGURAL VESSELPre-Columbian, West Mexico, Jalisco region, Zacatecas culture, Protoclassic Period, ca. 100 BCE to 250 CE. A splendid pottery vessel in the form of a nude female shown seated with legs bent before her and posterior extended to serve as additional "legs" for further support and balance. Adorned in red and beige slip with liberal remains of black-painted striated motifs, the figure presents a thick body with conical breasts, a drilled navel, and arms akimbo. A broad neck rises from her square shoulders, supporting a sizeable had with coffee bean-shaped eyes, a sharp nose, and a petite mouth held slightly open. Huge ears with drill holes for suspending ornaments flank her head, which opens at the top to her hollow interior, serving as the rim of the vessel. Size: 9.8" W x 14.5" H (24.9 cm x 36.8 cm) The sculptural creations from the Zacatecas peoples are some of the most admired figures to come out of ancient West Mexico. The consistency of form, the bright, recognizable colors of the slip pigmentation, and the highly-abstract presentation make Zacatecas figures among the most unique ceramic statues from anywhere in the world; male figures and female figures like this example are often found in pairs exhibiting similar stylization. Though specific to areas of Jalisco, Mexico, these statues are often scarce as scholars believe they were produced only for a brief period of ancient Mesoamerican history. For another example of a seated female figure without the characteristic Zacatecas coiffure protrusions, please see: Kan, Michael, Clement Meighan, and H.B. Nicholson. "Sculpture of Ancient West Mexico: Nayarit, Jalisco, Colima: A Catalogue of the Proctor Stafford Collection at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art." University of New Mexico Press, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 1989, p. 126, fig. 99b. Provenance: private Las Vegas, Nevada, USA collection, acquired in 2016; ex-Jack Glowe collection, acquired in auction from the 1970s-1980s 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. PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm. Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping. #172612 Condition: Minor losses to 3 toes on right foot and 1 on left foot. Some minor nicks as expected with age. Otherwise, intact and excellent with nice remaining pigments.
• ZACATECAS POLYCHROME SEATED FEMALE,
  ZACATECAS POLYCHROME SEATED FEMALE, EX-BONHAMS**First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Zacatecas culture, Early Classic Period, ca. 250 to 450 CE. A superb hand-built pottery figure depicting a female elaborately adorned in hand-painted stripes, undulating striations, and dotted motifs as she sits atop bulbous legs and gazes forth from a trance-like countenance of wide eyes and a gaping mouth as though reciting a spiritual chant. Arms akimbo, her upright posture exudes confidence, slender arms sharply contrasting her thick plank, while her supple breasts and drilled navel highlight her fertility; the hollow state of her body perhaps acknowledging her as a vessel for human life. The consistency of form as well as the bright, recognizable colors of the slip pigmentation, and highly abstract presentation make Zacatecas pottery some of the most unique ceramic statues from anywhere in the world. Though specific to areas of Jalisco, Mexico, these statues are often scarce as scholars believe they were produced only for a brief period of ancient Mesoamerican history. Size: 9.2" W x 16" H (23.4 cm x 40.6 cm) PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm. Provenance: private Charlotte collection, North Carolina, USA, acquired September 2007; ex-Bonham's, San Francisco, California, USA, September 16th, 2007, SoMa Estate Auction, lot 5571; ex-Fred Wessman collection, Houston, Texas, USA 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 and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #176678 Condition: Professionally repaired and restored with overpainting in areas. Minor chipping to right ear and expected light nicks and abrasions throughout, but otherwise excellent presentation and nice remaining pigments. Old collection labels on base.
• KEITH BOND, (B. 1971), "ALA HEIAV
  KEITH BOND, (B. 1971), "ALA HEIAV COASTLINE," 2016, OIL ON LINEN ON ARTIST'S BOARD, 10" H X 12" WKeith Bond, (b. 1971) "Ala Heiav Coastline," 2016 Oil on linen on artist's board Signed, titled, dated, and inscribed verso: Keith Bond 10" H x 12" W Provenance: Illume Gallery of Fine Art, Salt Lake City, UT The Estate of George David Sturges, acquired from the above, 2016 Notes: The inscription, verso, reads: Painted on location Hawaiian Paradise Park, Keaau, Hawaii. Painted as part of the "Where in the World is Plein Air" event. Oil on linen on artist's board Dimensions: 10" H x 12" W Provenance: Illume Gallery of Fine Art, Salt Lake City, UT The Estate of George David Sturges, acquired from the above, 2016
• 18TH CENTURY ARABIC QUADRANT FROM
  18TH CENTURY ARABIC QUADRANT FROM THE MAGHREB REGION OF NORTHWEST AFRICA CIRCA 1776 HEIGHT 7.5". WIDTH OF ARC 10.25".18TH CENTURY ARABIC QUADRANT FROM THE MAGHREB REGION OF NORTHWEST AFRICA, Circa 1776, Signed in Arabic along one of the sight vanes "Made by the little slave of his Lord, Ahmad b'Ali Marsil, year one thousand one hundred and ninety" (1190 A.H., equivalent to 1776-77 A.D.). One side of the brass plate with an engraved astrolabe quadrant with data for 35 degrees north latitude. This line of latitude runs through the Maghreb Region in Northwest Africa, which comprises current-day Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia. One of the radial edges has been cut with a long indentation to provide two "sight" vanes, and a plumb bob is attached by a string to the apex. There is also a horary quadrant for unequal hours marked at the apex. Extensive astronomical and mathematical plots are engraved on the surface including a stereographic projection of the sky with astrological symbols, various star positions and the elliptic and azimuth lines. These plots enable the quadrant's use as a computer to find rising and setting times and positions of the sun, the constellations and bright stars, as well as the time of day or night, and other solutions for problems in practical astronomy. Reverse with a sine quadrant, which has been covered by a reinforcing board and back plate with a roundel inscribed "From the work of as-sayyid Ahmad b, Ali Marsil, may God have mercy". This suggests the modification was made by the original maker. At the bottom, the quadrant has an index of 0-90 for taking sights. The quadrant sight used gravity to align the plumb bob with the index reading when the celestial body was observed by eye over the top of the instrument along the sighting vanes. The string was then clamped by the observer's finger against the index, and the angle read. Dimensions: Height 7.5". Width of arc 10.25". Provenance: Sotheby's, London, The Frank Collection of Scientific Instruments, 1986.The Kelton Collection of Marine Art & Artifacts.Notes:Since no horizon need be visually sighted (like with the later bubble sextant), this instrument could be used for star sights at night and on land where the horizon was not observable. The reading did not have to be compensated for the altitude of the observer -- the calculation of which was very controversial. The cast shadow method was used to measure the sun's altitude. The basic design of the instrument is of ancient origin. A graduated circle was the earliest instrument for measuring the altitudes of heavenly bodies precisely. It was Ptolemy who first suggested the measurement could be made with a quarter circle or quadrant. The quadrant reproduces data from the entire sky. It is conceptually formed by taking the circle of the sky with all required data, folding it on the East-West line, then folding the resulting semi-circle on the North-South line. Thus the four quadrants of the full circle, with their data, are superimposed over one another. In use it is necessary to select the curves and data appropriate to the quadrant addressed. As a maritime instrument, the quadrant could have been in use by Arab navigators in the Indian Ocean centuries before the Portuguese arrived, although at sea, stabilizing the plumb bob on a rolling deck was a problem in obtaining an accurate sight.The 35 degrees north latitude seems to be the most central latitude bisecting the Islamic world. It passes through Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, along the southern Mediterranean through Crete and Cyprus, then into Syria, Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan and Northern India before extending on into China and points east. Although the latitude information constrains the use of the quadrant as an astronomical computer to the latitude for which the data is inscribed, it can be used anywhere in the world for measuring the altitude of the sun, moon and stars, the primary measurement required to determine one's latitude. The 90 degree scale inscribed at the bottom is for this function.
• LAVIGNE FRENCH GILT BRASS WORLD
  LAVIGNE FRENCH GILT BRASS WORLD GLOBE CLOCK: Mid 20th century clock by Lavigne featuring a gilt finish brass base with current time dial marked Hour Lavigne a Paris Dupuis 1848. Battery powered quartz movement. Centered on clock is a mixed metal globe which spins to indicate time anywhere in the world. Top section surrounded by removable glass case. Measures 9 3/4'' h. x 9 1/2'' square. Sold with 3 original packing boxes largest measures 11 1/2'' x 16 1/2'' square.CONDITION: Note slight bend to rim encircling globe.