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Chupícuaro
Chupícuaro
Chupícuaro is an important prehispanic archeological site from the late preclassical or formative period. The culture that takes its name from the site dates to 400 BC to 200 AD, or alternatively 500 BC to 300 AD.,[1] although some academics suggest an origin as early as 800 BC.[2]
Although often included with the cultures of the Mexican West, Chupícuaro is both close to the Valley of Mexico and the northern edge of Meso-America. Information on the eponymous site, composed of several burial grounds, remains fragmentary, since most of it was flooded when the Presa Solis dam was built in the 1940s. An INAH excavation was able to salvage a little before that happened.[2] Other excavations took place beginning in 1998,[3] by the CEMCA [fr], CNRS and l'INAH, and also contributed to knowledge of Chupicuaro culture.
Male H4 Chupicuaro Figurine from the site of El Zapote, Guanajuato, Mexico, 400 BCE
Male H4 Chupicuaro Figurine from the site of El Zapote, Guanajuato, Mexico, 400 BCE
Accession Number LFCU001
Accession Number LFCU001
Description:A fine and natural buff-brown solid pottery Chupicuaro male with finelydetailed hair and central adornments. Wearing a double strand necklace and small ear ornaments. Highlighted with red and white pigment. Strongscattered mineral deposits on the surface.
Height4 1/4 Inch
Provenance:•Ex Collection of Albert J. and Monique Grant, NYC, acquired 1950s-60s. Item #RX12 and #B214.•Ex Howard Rose, Arte Primitivo 12/07/16 sale Lot 053.• Ex. Joaquin Blanco, San Diego, CA• Private Collection, Texas
Female H4 Chupicuaro Figurine from the site of El Zapote, Guanajuato, Mexico, 400 BCE
Female H4 Chupicuaro Figurine from the site of El Zapote, Guanajuato, Mexico, 400 BCE
Accession Number LFCU002
Accession Number LFCU002
Description:Chupicuaro Female natural buff-brown solid pottery pretty lady. With a finely striated high hairdo, with central adornments and a decorated brimmed headband. Wearing a single strand necklace andsmall ear ornaments. Highlighted with red and white pigment. Strongscattered mineral deposits on the surface.
Height4 1/4 Inch
Provenance:•Ex Collection of Albert J. and Monique Grant, NYC, acquired 1950s-60s. Item #RX12 and #B214.•Ex Howard Rose, Arte Primitivo 12/07/16 sale Lot 053.• Ex. Joaquin Blanco, San Diego, CA• Private Collection, Texas
Female H4 Chupicuaro Figurine from the site of El Zapote, Guanajuato, Mexico, 550 BCE - 150 BCE
Female H4 Chupicuaro Figurine from the site of El Zapote, Guanajuato, Mexico, 550 BCE - 150 BCE
Accession Number LFCU003
Accession Number LFCU003
Description:A fine solid pottery standing female figure, wearing decorated headbands, necklaces and ear ornaments. Some remaining red and white painted highlights.
Height3 3/4 Inch
Provenance:•Ex Private Southwestern collection. Ex. Meza Family collection, Whittier, CA., acquired in the 1960s. •Ex Howard Rose, Arte Primitivo 12/7/16 sale, Lot 54 • Ex. Joaquin Blanco, San Diego, CA• Private Collection, Texas
Female H4 Chupicuaro Figurine from the site of El Zapote, Guanajuato, Mexico, 550 BCE - 150 BCE
Female H4 Chupicuaro Figurine from the site of El Zapote, Guanajuato, Mexico, 550 BCE - 150 BCE
Accession Number LFCU004
Accession Number LFCU004
Height3 3/4 Inch
Provenance:•Ex Private Southwestern collection. Ex. Meza Family collection, Whittier, CA., acquired in the 1960s. •Ex Howard Rose, Arte Primitivo 12/07/16 sale Lot 054.• Ex. Joaquin Blanco, San Diego, CA• Private Collection, Texas
Chupicuaro cradle , 400 BCE
Chupicuaro cradle , 400 BCE
Accession Number LFCU010
Accession Number LFCU010
Description:A natural buff pottery examples including two with arch typecanopy, with a single figure strapped to the raised platform bed. Artifact ishighlighted with red and white pigments. Scattered mineral deposits on thesurface.
Height2 3/4 Inch
Provenance:•Ex Collection of Albert J. and Monique Grant, NYC, acquired 1950s-60s. •Ex Howard Rose, Arte Primitivo sale date 9/27/16 Lot 53 Item #32.• Ex. Joaquin Blanco, San Diego, CA•Private Collection, Texas
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