Description: 400 BCE -100 BCE Pre-Columbian MEXICO preHorizon CHUPICUARO head EFFIGY large fragment This ancient antiquity is a Chupícuaro head fragment from a Chupícuaro fertility effigy. I bought this in San Miguel, Mexico (located in the far eastern part of the state of Guanajuato) at an estate sale in the late 1970s when I was visiting during the summer. On the verso there are remnants of glue as it was originally glued on to a black velvet backed display case with 9 other considerably smaller head fragments. This was the center piece because its large size. There is terracotta loss at the lower fringe of the headdress and the right side of his face the earplug is gone along with its collar. There are remnants of red pigment. Note: I used a black stone to prop up the fragment for photograph purposes. Slanted eyes, typical of the Chupícuaro culture. It measures 3 ¼ inches high x 2 7/8 inches across the headdress x 1 1/4 inches in depth (the nose to back where it broke off from the body. Chupícuaro (a pre-Horizon culture) fertility effigies were placed into the dirt by a Chupícuaro farmer during the planting season to appease the goods to insure a bountiful harvest. Subsequently, after centuries of being plowed or tilled over, the heads usually break off from the bodies. Chupícuaro Excerpt from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Chupícuaro culture was located in the mountains of central Mexico and is named for the area in which the artifacts have been found. It is an important pre-Hispanic archeological site from the late pre-classical or formative period; located west of the Mexican Plateau, on the hills nearby the Lerma River and its tributary Coroneo or Tiger River; which currently under water because of the Solis dam, just 7 kilometers from Acamaro in the Guanajuato State, near the Michoacán State border in Mexico Little is known about the history of this site, and it was not until 1946, due to a dam construction, that the first explorations were performed, discovering pottery objects and tombs. The place is currently below dam water, although there are surrounding areas still being explored. According to several sources, it is believed that this settlement developed between 500 BC and 300 AD, although some scientists suggest an older development, as far back as 800 BC. Establishing a firm chronology for Chupícuaro has been very problematic, due to a lack of stratigraphic excavations and reliable C14 dates. Recent research in the area, however, has produced new data (based on stratigraphy at the La Tronera, Guanajuato, site and several C14 dates), that suggest a chronological placement for Chupícuaro between ca. 400 and 100 B.C. (Darras and Faugere 2004). See my ANTIQUITIES/ARTIFACTS collection Maya NIPPUR Egyptian MEXICAN Phoenician SHIPPING IS VIA USPS INSURED MAILNO INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING.FOR THE CONTINENTAL US ONLY.VIEW my other FINE ART auctions on eBay and VISIT HOUSEHOLD-ARTIFACTS on eBay Kindly pay within 3 days of AUCTION close. Thank you for your interest!
Price: 190 USD
Location: Sarasota, Florida
End Time: 2025-02-02T15:10:16.000Z
Shipping Cost: 11 USD
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Unit Type: Unit
Color: Terracotta
Original/Reproduction: Original
Material: Pottery
Unit Quantity: 1
Culture: Latin American
Maker: Chupícuaro
