Domestic & Heavenly Goddesses

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Domestic & HeavenlyGoddesses

Early history yields powerful evidence of mother goddess cults. Many of the early creation mythsdepict the creator as female. Although all goddesses can be referred to as mother, not all are maternal.The female has her active roles as protector, lover, worshipper, and daughter. Beginning with the famouspaleolithic Venus found in the Dolni caves of the Czech Republic, in ancient Middle Eastern religions andlater in Greece, Rome, and Western Asia, the mother goddess is a symbol of the earth's fertility. As thecreative force in nature, she was worshiped under many names, including Astarte, Ceres, Cybele, Demeter,Ishtar, Isis and the Magna Mater. Many ancient cultures celebrated their religion with festivals in whichthey offered gifts to their women, divine and domestic. When a person died their tomb was filled withgrave goods, including female images as votive offerings, decorations and beloved tokens of their time onearth. Tombs, temples and middens have preserved many of the lovely ladies presented to you in this exhi-bition. These precious figures are not just beautiful to behold, but they also played a key role in myth,religion and daily life.

The Asian pantheon is filled with multiple female goddesses from heaven and earth - whether itis Hindu, Buddhist, Jain or the Indus river valley civilizations that preceded all of them. In India, one ofthe earliest goddesses depicted is Durga, manifested as a protective Mother Goddess. Later are images ofYamunda, Yakshi a benevolent female, and a river-goddess called Ganga. There are beautiful femaleTantric Buddhist images such as Tara, Savari or the spouse in a Yab Yum embrace. Then in the Khmerculture of Cambodia, the goddesses are depicted as alluring and celestial maidens with long skirts and fullbosoms.

Also, the female form is proudly represented in tribal art through ancestor worship and in soci-etal rites. These women are seen as the cornerstones of their respective societies, and they are depicted asgenerally nude, with full breasts and protruding navels. In West Africa, the Mende Tribe has a powerfuland sacred female Bundu society in which the helmet masks all depict females. In the Ivory Coast, thewomen of the Dan culture are especially admired for their domestic skills. Here they are presented witha wunkirle, an oversized, wooden spoon featuring a strong female carving as the handle.

Many remarkable female representations also hail from Latin America. I am especially proud topresent an exquisite group of Tlatilco female figurines from the central highlands of Pre ColumbianMexico. They are charming bare breasted, wide hipped, and smiling ladies. This Tlatilco site yieldedalmost in its entirety small pottery female figurines or Pretty Ladies, as they have become known.Additionally, I am pleased to exhibit four excellent examples of red painted Early Chupicuaro femalesfrom a New York Collection. These bold geometric figures yield from West Mexico and exemplify thecharacteristic style of the culture. Tribute must be paid to Ecuador, where the Valdivian Venuses are theearliest form of human representation in the Americas, long before the Chavin in Peru or the Olmec inMexico.

This exhibition contains an exciting collection of ceramic, stone, wood and bronze females rang-ing from the early Indus Valley to African tribal carvings and ceramic figurines from the Americas, span-ning over five millennia of history. It was a joy to produce this catalog, which not only is a display of avariety of affordable sculptures of the female as she is proudly represented, but a heartfelt tribute to thetimeless Feminine Divine. Today, her context should be in your collection.

Domestic & Heavenly GoddessesHoward Nowes Ancient Art

1. Amlash Steatopygous Terracotta StylizedGoddess with wide hips, Northern Iran,Protohistoric Period, Early 1st MillenniumBC. 6-3/8 in (16cm)H. Ex Israel Collector.

2. Amlash Steatopygous Terracotta StylizedGoddess with duck bill head, Iran, Ca. 1stMillennium BC.6-3/8 (16.5cm) in H. Ex Israel Collector.

3. Amlash Steatopygous Terracotta StylizedGoddess with wide hips, Northern Iran,Early 1st Millennium BC. 5-7/8 in (14.5cm)H. Ex Harvard University Art Museum.

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4. Mesopotamian Pottery Goddess Astarte, hands to chest, hair in rows, Ca. 2nd Millennium BC. 5 in H.5. Mesopotamian Pottery Goddess Astarte, hands clasp to chest, Ca. 2nd Millennium BC. 3-1/2 in (8.7cm)H.6. Chandraketugarh Pottery Bowl with procession of Godesses in Relief, Indus Valley, Ca. 200 BC/AD. 4-1/2in H. x 4-1/4in W7. Mesopotamian Pottery Plaque of the Goddess Astarte, press molded, she stands with her hands to chest.Ca. 1st Millennium BC. 5-1/8 in (12.8cm) H.8. Mehrgarh Pottery Bust of a Goddess, Indus Valley, Ca. 2600 to 2500 BC. 3-3/8 in (6.8cm)L. Ex NY Doctors Collection.9. Mehrgarh Enthroned Pottery Mother Goddess, Indus Valley, Ca. 2600 to 2500 BC. 3-7/8 in (9.9cm)L. Ex NY Doctor’sCollection.

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10. Persian Bronze Kohl Vessel in the form of a nude standing female, possiblya goddess, very fine facial features. Iran, Ca. 1800 BC. 5-1/2 in (14cm)H. Ex USCollection.

11. Chandraketugarh Grey Black Terracotta Standing Mother Goddess, lavishlyadorned with floral appliques, Western India, Ca. 200 BC. 10-1/4 in (36cm)H.Cp. P. Pal, Indian Sculpture, Vol I, for the type.

12. Large Egyptian Green Faience Plaque of Isis, Late Period, Ca. 715 BC.Mother Goddess of life, enthroned in profile and holding a magical ankh.4-1/2 in. (11.25cm). Ex New Jersey Collection.

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14. Egyptian Polychrome Wood Sarcophagus PaintedPanel with the Goddess Isis, Third IntermediatePeriod, Ca. 700 to 675 BC. 54in (135cm)H. Cf.Mummies & Magic, MFA Boston, 1998, no. 125b.

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13. Beautiful Egyptian Bronze Striding Lioness HeadedSekhmet, Goddess of war and passion, Late Period, Ca.715 to 30 BC. 8-3/8 in (21cm)H. Ex US PrivateCollection.

15. Egyptian Carved Brown Stone Standing Nude Concubine, Middle Kingdom, Ca. 2133 to 1797 BC. 3¾in. (9.5cm)H. ExHugh Stanley Russell Collection, England, acquired ca. 1950s.16. Egyptian Bronzes Seated Maat, Goddess of Truth, Late Period, Ca. 715 BC. 2in.(5cm)H. Ex Hugh Stanley Russell Collection.17. Egyptian Bronze Profile Goddess Plaque, 3rd Intermediate Period, Ca. 1070 to 656 BC. 2-3/8in. (6.2cm)H.18. Attic Black Figure Belly Amphora with the Goddess Nike, Ca. 540 to 530 BC. 10-1/8 in (26 cm)H. Ex C.A. Geneva,Switzerland Collection. Thermoluminescence test positive for authenticity.


19. Apulian Red-Figure Pottery Squat Lekythos, decorated in added white pigment with a female Lady of Fashion head in profilewearing earings, her hair in a headdress. South Italy, Ca. 4th Century BC. 3½ in. (8.5cm)H.20. Apulian Red-Figure Pottery Plate decorated with a female head in profile. South Italy, Ca. 350 BC. 5in (12.5cm)D.21. Apulian Red-Figure Pottery Mug with Heraklese knot handle; decorated with a female head in profile. South Italy, Ca. 4thCentury BC. 3-3/4 in (10cm)H. Ex German Collection.

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22. Apulian Red-Figure Bell Krater attributed to the A.V. Group decorated with a femalerunning, Ca. 4th Century BC. 7-1/8in (17.8cm) H. Ex. Michigan private collection. ExSotheby's Parke Bernet, New York, May 19th, 1979, no. 162.23. Attic Red-Figure Lekythos in the Manner of The Bowdin Painter, decorated with a drapedfemale worshippers at an altar. Greece, Ca. 5th Century BC. 10-5/8in. (27cm)H. ExEuropean Collection.24. Paestan Red-Figure Bell Krater decorated with a female head in profile, the other sidewith a nude running satyr. South Italy, Ca. 350 BC. 6¼ in. (15.9 cm)H. Ex John Kluge'sMorven Collection.

25. Greek Terracotta Standing Goddess, holding ritual implements and wearing pink painted headdress, Boeation, EarlyClassical Period, Ca. 5th Century BC. 12 in. (30cm.) H. Cf R. Higgins, Tanagra and the Figurine, page 121. Ex London Collection.26. Greek Tanagra Terracotta Standing Draped Female with remains of gesso, Hellenistic, Ca. 3rd Century BC. 8 in. (20cm) H27. Greek Sheet Gold & Garnet Appliqué depicting the head of the Goddess Medusa, Hellenistic, Ca. 3rd to 2nd Century BC.2-1/4 in (5.6cm) diam. across danglers.28. Roman Agate Cameo Engraved with the bust of a woman in profile, Ca. 2nd to 3rd Century AD. 15/16 in (2.2cm) H.

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29. Roman Marble Female Head, Ca. 1st Century AD. A well executed serene femalehead, possibly a portrait, with hair deliberately upswept in a Herakeles knot atop herhead and tied behind at the nape of her neck. This hair style and the shape of theface resemble the Capitoline Aphrodite of the Graeco- Roman period. Further, herexquisite head is reminiscent of the famous Praxiteles style and sculptural tech-nique. The ears are also drilled in the same manner as the Metropolitan Museum ofArt's Head of A Women from a Funeral Monument. 10-1/2 in (26cm)H. Ex NewYork Collection.


30. Roman Marble Venus Gentrix, Provincial Roman, Ca. 1st to 2nd Century AD.She stands with Eros by her side, loose drapery falling from left shoulder. 13-1/4 in(33.2cm) H. Ex New York Collection.

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31. Chupicuaro Pottery Polychrome Painted Standing Female, Pre Classic Mexico, Ca. 500 BC to 1 AD. 7 in (17.8 cm)H. ExNY Private Collection, acquired approximately 20 years ago.32. Chupicuaro Pottery Standing Female, Mexico, Ca. 500 BC to 1 AD. 9-3/4 in (24.7 cm)H. Ex NY Collection.33. Superb Chupicuaro Pottery Standing Female, Mexico, Ca. 500 BC to 1 AD. 9 in (22.8 cm)H. Ex NY Collection.34. Chupicuaro Pottery Standing Female, Mexico, Ca. 500 BC to 1 AD. 5-1/4 in (13.3cm)H. Ex Canadian Collection.35. Chupicuaro Pottery PrettyLady, Pre Classic Mexico, Ca.500 to 300 BC. 4-3/8in(11.cm)H. Compare similarexample in Little People of theEarth, Ceramic Figures fromAncient America Denver ArtMuseum, 1991, no. 29.36. Chupicuaro H-4 TypePretty Lady, Ca. 500 to 300BC. 4 in (10cm)H. Comparesimilar examples in Man Eatersand Pretty Ladies, Early art inCentral Mexico from the Gulfto the Pacific, 1500 BC to 500AD; Montreal Museum ofArt.37. Chupicuaro Pottery SeatedPretty Lady, Ca. 500 to 300 BC. Molded slant eyed female with centrally parted hair and remains of applied red and white pigment. 2-3/8 in (5.9cm)H.38. Chupicuaro H-4 Type Nude Standing and Painted Pretty Lady, Ca. 500 to 300 BC. 3in (7.5cm)H. Ex NY Collection.39. Chupicuaro Guanajuato Type Nude Painted Miniature Pretty Lady, Mexico, Ca. 500 to 300 BC 2in (5cm)H.

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40. Tlatilco Pottery D-1 Type Pretty Lady, Middle Preclassic, Ca. 1200 to 500 BC. Central Highlands, Mexico. 4-1/4in (10.6cm)H.Ex Guy Wilcox Collection. Compare similar example in The Jaguar's Children: Pre-Classic Central Mexico. by Michael Coe, Museumof Primitive Art, NY. 1965.41. Tlatilco Pottery D-4 Type Pretty Lady with fillet hairdo, Ca. 1200 to 500 BC. 3 1/2in (8.9 cm)H.Ex Dr. M. Silverman Collection.42. Tlatilco Pottery D-4 Type Pretty Lady, Ca. 1200 to 500 BC. 4-1/8in (10.5cm)H. Ex Israeli Collection.43. Tlatilco Pottery D-4 Pretty Lady, Middle Preclassic Mexico, Ca. 1200 to 500 BC. 2-1/2 in (6.2cm) H.Ex Collection of Drs. Mimi and Milton Levin, N.J. Ex. Sotheby's NY, March 3, 1978, lot 70.

44. Tlatilco Pottery Seated D-1 Type Pretty Lady, Ca. 1200 to 500 B.C. 2-3/4 in (6.8cm)H. Ex New York Collection.45. Tlatilco Pottery Seated D-1 Type Pretty Lady Vessel, Ca. 1200 to 500 B.C. 2-3/4 in (6.8cm)H. Ex Haski Collection NY.46. Tlatilco Pottery D-1 Type Pretty Lady, Ca. 1200 to 500 B.C. 4-5/8 in (11.5cm)H. Ex NY Collection.47. Chupicuro Pottery Female Rattle, hollow center and with traces of pigment remaining. Ca. 500 to 300 BC. 3-3/4in (9.5cm)H.


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48. Tlatilco Pottery D-1 Type Pretty Lady, Ca. 1200 to 500 BC. 4-1/8in (10.3cm)H. Ex NY. Collection.49. Tlatilco Pottery D-2 Type Pretty Lady, Ca. 1200 to 500 BC. 4-3/8in (11cm)H. Ex Israeli Collection.50. Tlatilco Pottery D-1 Type Pretty Lady, Ca. 1200 to 500 BC. 4-1/4in (10.6cm)H. Ex Canadian Collection. DMM.51. Tlatilco Pottery D-1 Type Pretty Lady, Ca. 1200 to 500 BC. 4-1/4in (10.6cm)H. Ex Israeli Collection.


52. Tlatilco Miniature Pottery D-4 Type Pretty Lady, Ca. 1200 to 500 BC. 2-1/2(6.3cm)H. Ex New York Collection.53. Tlatilco Pottery D-1 Type Pretty Lady, Ca. 1200 to 500 BC. 3 in (7.5cm) H. Ex New York Collection.54. Tlatilco Miniature Pottery D-1 Type Miniature Pretty Lady, Ca. 1200 to 500 BC. 2-1/4 in (5.6cm)H. Ex US Collection.55. Colima Autlan Seated Female Effigy Figure, Tuxcacuesco Ortizes Style, Ca. 200 BC to 300 AD. 2-1/4in (5.6cm)H.56. Colima Autlan Standing Feamle Effigy Figure, Tuxcacuesco Ortizes Style, Ca. 200 BC to 300 AD. 3in (7.5cm)H.

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57. Chinesca Seated Polychrome Female with arms to knees, Nayarit, West Mexico, Ca. 300 BC to 200 AD. 6-1/2in (16.25cm) H.58. Chinesca Seated Polychrome Female with legs splayed, Nayarit, West Mexico, Ca. 300 BC to 200 AD. 6-1/2in (16.25cm) H.

59. Olmec Pottery Female Figure, Las Bocas Mexico, Ca. 1100 to 5-3/8 in (13.4cm) H. Ex NY Collection.60. Colima Standing Female Figure, West Mexico, Ca. 200 BC to 300 AD. 6-3/4in (17.1cm) H.Ex Collection Hans Taschl.61. Colima Standing Effigy Female Figure, West Mexico, Ca. 200 BC to 300 AD. 5-5/8 in (14cm) H. Ex NY Collection.62. Colima Standing Effigy Female Figure, West Mexico, Ca. 200 BC to 300 AD. 6in (15.2cm) H. Ex NY Collection.63. Colima Standing Effigy Female Figure, West Mexico, Ca. 200 BC to 300 AD. 4-3/4 in (11.8cm)H. Ex NY Collection.64. Colima Standing Effigy Female Figure, West Mexico, Ca. 200 BC to 300 AD. 3-1/4in (8.2cm)H. Ex Collection Hans Taschl.


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65. Chinesca Type E White Painted Kneeling Female, Protoclassic, Ca. 100 BC to 300 AD. 10-3/4 in (27.3cm)H. Compare Outof Depths, no 14 for the type. Ex New YorkCollection.

66. Jalisco Ameca White Painted SeatedFemale, Protoclassic Period, Ca. 100 BC. to250 AD. 13 in.(33cm) H. Ex MassachusettsCollection.

67. Nayarit Seated Female Mexico, IxtlanDel Rio Style, Protoclassic, Ca. 100 BC to300 AD. 10-1/2 in (26.3cm)H. Ex CollectionNew York.

68. Zapotec Seated Figural Urn of theGoddess, 13 Serpent, Monte Alban, Oaxaca,Mexico, Epochs II and IIIa, Ca. 100 to 200AD. 6-1/2 in. (16.2cm)H. Cp Boos, ‘TheCeramic Sculpture of Ancient Oaxaca’ forUrns of this category.

69. Mixtec Stone Carved Goddess ofFlowers, Postclassic Mexico, Ca 14thCentury AD. 7 in (7.8cm) H. 6968

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70. Valdivian Stone Abstract Female Figure, Ecuador, Earliest Horizon, Ca. 2500 to 2000 BC. 6-1/8 in (15.5cm)H. Cf a similar figure inMasters of the Americas, In Praise of the Pre-Columbian Artists, The Dora and Paul Janssen Collection.

71. Valdivian/Chorrera Carved Stone Crouching Female Figure, possibly a Birthing Scene, Ca. 2000 to 1000 BC. 4 in (10cm)H.

72. Valdivian Stone Abstract Female Figure, Ecuador, Earliest Horizon, Ca. 2500 to 2000 BC. 5-5/8 in (14.5cm)H.

73. Valdivian Terracotta Venus, Ecuador, Earliest Horizon, Ca. 2500 to 2000 BC. 5-5/8in. (14.2cm)H. This figurine is from the culturewhere the earliest representations of pottery figurines have thus far been found in the new world.

74. Valdivian Terracotta Double Headed Venus, Ecuador, Earliest Horizon, Ca. 2500 to 2000 BC. This effigy illustrated the rare concept ofdualism, prevalent in Pre Columbian art.. 4 in (10cm)H. Ex New Jersey Collection. Extremely rare.

75. Valdivian Terracotta Female Venus,Ecuador, Phase III, Ca. 2300 to 2000 BC.3-1/4 in (8.2cm)H.

76. Machililla Stylized Standing FemaleFigure, Ecuador, Ca. 2000 to 1000 BC. 7-7/8in (19cm) H. Cp. Amerindian Signs, for analmost identical example.

77. Chorrera Painted Pottery Female WhiteAngel, Ecuador Ca. 800 to 500 BC. 16in(40cm)H. Cp. A. Lapiner, Pre Columbian Artof South America, 1976, Abrams for similarexamples.

78. Chorrera Female Figure, Ca. 800 to 500BC. Beautifully rendered face with earspools, headdress and a mask in black pig-ment for highlight. 6-1/ 4in (15.6cm)H.

79. Chorrera Terracotta Standing FemaleFigure with swirl headdress, Ca. 800 to 500BC. 5-3/8 in (13.4cm)H.

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80. Guanguala Terracotta Female Beautifully Painted Ocarina Figure, Ecuador, Ca. 500 AD. 11-1/2 in (29 cm)H.81. Large Abstract Guanguala Terracotta Standing Female Ocarina Figure, Ecuador, Ca. 500 AD. 17-1/2 in (45cm) H.82. Guanguala Terracotta Mother Holding a Child Ocarina Figure, Ecuador, Ca. 500 AD. 13-5/8 in (64.6 cm) H.


83. Jamacoaque Terracotta Female figure with lovely polychrome painted details, Ecuador, Ca. 500 AD. 8-1/4 in(20.9cm.) H.84. Fine Jamacoaque Painted and Burnished Female figure, Ecuador, Ca. 500 AD. 10-5/8in (27.cm) H.85. Jamacoaque Burnished Votive Female with painted details, Ecuador, Ca. 500 AD. 8in (20.3cm) H.86. Bahia Pottery Polychrome painted female, ample polychrome remains. Ecuador, Ca. 300 to 500 AD. 6-1/4in (15.6cm) H.

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87. Fine Jamacoaque Painted Female Effigy with high openworked headdress, Ecuador, Ca. 500 AD. Marvelous unique example.14-3/8in (36.5cm)H.88. Large and Impressive Jamacoaque Terracotta Painted Female Effigy, Ecuador, Ca. 500 AD. 17in (43cm)H.Compare Pre-Columbian Art of South America by Alan Lapiner for this type.89. Jamacoaque Female Standing Votive Figure, Ecuador, Ca. 500 AD. Painted and with ornate headdress. 11-3/4in (29.3cm)H.


90. Jamacoaque Pottery Mother and Child, Ecuador, Ca. 500 AD. 5 in (12.5cm)H.91. Jamacoaque Pottery Seated Female, Ecuador, Ca. 500 AD. 5-1/4 in (13.3cm)H. Ex New York Collection.92. Jamacoaque Pottery Seated Figure Holding Casket, Ecuador, Ca. 500 AD. 5-3/8in (13.6 cm)H.93. Jamacoaque Pottery Mother and Child, Ecuador, Ca. 500 AD. 5 in (12.9cm) H.

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94. Venezuelan Pottery Female Figure, Ca. 1000 to 1500 AD. 2in (5.1cm) H.

95. Venezuelan Pottery Female Figure, Ca. 800 to 1500 AD. 2-1/8 in (5.6cm)H.

96. Venezuelan Pottery Female Figure, Ca. 800 to 1500 AD. 2-3/8 in (6cm)H.

97. Venezuelan Pottery Female Figure, Ca. 1000 to 1500 AD. 2 in (5cm)H.

98. Venezuelan Pottery Female Figure, Ca. 1000 to 1500 AD. 1-7/8 in (4.5cm)H.

99. Chavin Seated Female Figural Vessel with bowl atop her head, North Coast Peru,Tembladera, Ca. 700 to 400 BC. 8-1/2 in(21cm) H.

100. Nazca Polychrome Pottery Vessel in the Form of a Female, Peru South Coast,Ca. 400 AD. 3-3/4in (9.3cm)H. Ex. Jean-Eugene Lions Collection, Switzerland.

101. Nazca Polychrome Painted Pottery Female, Ca. 400 AD. Lavish decorative schemeto entire body. 2-3/4 in (6.8cm) H. Ex California Collection.

102. Nazca Miniature Polychrome Painted Pottery Female Figure, Ca. 400 AD. 2-5/8in(6.5cm)H. Ex. Jean-Eugene Lions collection, Geneva, Switzerland

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103. Ica Chincha Pottery Tri-Color FemaleFertility Doll, North Coast, Ca. 900 to1100AD. 6-1/2in (16.4 cm) H. Ex VaCollection.

104. Ica Chincha Pottery Tri-Color FemaleFertility Doll, Ca. 900 to 1100 AD. 7-1/4in(18.4 cm) H.

105. Ica Chincha Pottery Female FertilityFigure, Ca. 900 to 1100 AD. 6-5/8in(16.8cm)H.

106. Ica Cincha Pottery Tri-Color FemaleFertility Doll, Ca. 900 to 1100 AD. 5-1/4in(13.4cm)H.

107. Chancay Large Standing Bi-ChromeFemale Cuchimilco, North Coast Peru, Ca.1100 to 1400 AD. 21-1/4 in (53.1cm)H.

108. Inca Solid Silver Female Figure, Ca.1470 to 1532 AD. Cast with hands held tochest and with striated coiffure and lovelyfacial features. 2 in (5cm)H. Ex CollectionMarcel Ebnother, Schaffhausen,Switzerland.


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109. Pala Stone Mothergoddess Stele of Durga, North India, Ca. 9th to 10th CenturyAD. She sits enthroned with multi-arms holding attributes, her leg rests on a smallcurled lion at her feet. 34 in. (86 cm) H. Ex European Collection. Impressive & early.

110. Khmer Bronze Standing Image of the Goddess Uma, Cambodia, Ca. 12th CenturyAD. 8-3/4 in (21.8cm)H. Uma is an ancient Mountain-goddess, who shows us how tobalance our many aspects, and is glorified in Indian literature and sculptures as beingbeautiful and as a mediator in the conflicts of heaven. Ex Dutch Collection.Accompanied by a certification of authentication metal analysis.

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111. Tibetan Gilt Bronze Seated Image of the GoddessTara, Ca. 16th to 17th Century AD. 8-1/2 in (21.2cm)H.Cp. Von Schroeder, 2001, 260B-C, p. 1041.

112. Goanese Ivory Figure of Madonna, India, Ca. 18th to19th Century AD. The Madonna stands on a crescentmoon, indicating her role as queen of heaven. 6-3/4 in(16.8cm)H. Inscribed 1863 with initials behind. Nice patina.

113. Chinese Ivory Nude Reclining Doctor’s Lady, China, 19th Century AD. 5-3/4 in L. (14.6 cm)L. The Doctor’s lady wasused by traditional Chinese male physicians to allow a female patient to modestly indicate the location of her discomfort,without showing or pointing to her own body. Ex Irwin Hersey Collection, NY.

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115. African Fang Female Reliquary Figure, Gabon, Nzaman-Betsi, Female repre-sentations are rare in reliquaries and she evokes beauty and power, standing onwedge-shaped feet with muscular legs bent, her elongated torso with protrudingnavel, she has high conical breasts, thick neck with an old bone fetish necklacesupporting the head which has a delicate heart-shaped facial plane and domedforehead and wears a backswept coiffure. 14-1/2 in (36.2cm)H. Ex David YoungCollection. Collected before 1965.

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114. Nepalese Wood Plaque depicting a Yakshi with attendants, Ca. 18thCentury AD. The standing female deity reachs up to touch a branch of atree to make it flower. 9¾in. (23.5cm) H. This symbolism that goes back toa period in Indian history when trees were regarded as objects of worship,and is associated with old fertility festivals, when youths and maidens gath-ered the flowers of the saltree. In Indian mythology, theyakshi is first and foremost afertility symbol.

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116. Luba Carved Wood Nude Female Figure, from the Democratic Republic of Congo,She is rendered with fine tribal scarification on body, her hands held to breasts, beautifulsymmetrical facial features and coiffure, she exhibits Tabwa influences. 18-3/4in(46.8cm)H. Nice nut brown patina. Ex. Belgian Collection.

117. Akan Wood Carved Female Fertility Doll, West Africa, Ghana Region, Well carvedwith naturalistic body features and wide round flat head. Akuaba (akua'ba) figures or fer-tility dolls educate young girls about the lessons of motherhood. An akan figure can bringfertility to a woman hoping to have a child. It can also help to ensure a safe delivery anda physically beautiful child. The form of the figure illustrates the ideal of beauty placingemphasis on the head, the place that evokes the greatest beauty. Good nut brown patina.27 in (69cm)H. Ex David Young Canadian Collection. Collected around 1965.

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119. Mende Bundu Society Helmet Mask, Sierra Leone. 15 in (37.5cm)H. Only the members of the secret Sande women's society inSierra Leone’s Mende tribe wore this rare mask. It is both unique and remarkable, for it is the only type of mask exclusively used bywomen in the entire African continent. It is meticulously carved with delicate facial features, voluminous folds on the neck, and anelaborately detailed coiffure. There are vision holes pierced in the eyes, and it has excellent patina and interior surface wear.. The maskrepresents the ideal of feminine beauty admired by the Mende; thus, it was believed to be aesthetically pleasing to their spirits.

120. Yoruba Wood Divination Bowl, Agere, Ifa, with kneeling nude female caryatid holding bowl, Ivory Coast. 6in (15cm)H. TheYoruba divination system enabled diviners to invoke Orunmila, the Yoruba deity of wisdom, prophecy and ethics. Ifa divination ritesprovide an avenue of communication between the spirit world and that of the living. Ex New England Collection.

118. YorubaWood CarvedIbeji Figure,Nigeria. 13in(33cm)H.Nice incisedcoiffure. ExDavid YoungCollectionCanada.

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6292. Handsome Egyptian Limestone Sculptor's Model in the form ofthe Head of a Pharaoh, Egypt, Ptolemaic Period, 305 to 30 B.C.Wearing the nemes headdress with frontal uraeus, the facial featureswell carved with extended cosmetic lines around the eyes, the gridlines remaining on the back. Size 4-1/4 in. (10.47cm). Ex Hugh StanleyRussell Collection, England, acquired ca. 1950s. Fine style. $7500

5447. Pre Columbian Vera Cruz Bust of a Priest, Mexico, Ca. 500 to 900AD. A buff clay molded powerful and expressive large bust wearingheadbands and necklace, and ear flares. 10-1/2 in. (26.2 cm) H. + cus-tom mount. Ex Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, no. 81-2-CKLZ. Ex Sotheby Parke Bernet, February 25, 1981, Lot 189. $5500

6812. Fine Gandhara Schist Bust of a Bodhisattva, Ca. 2nd to 3rdCentury AD. Beautifully carved stone bust of the handsome princewearing pleated robes falling open at the chest, meditation cord, ribbedcollar with central foliate motif, beaded earrings, fine facial features andmustache, his flowing hair with top-knot and jewel-like headband. 10-1/2 in. H. + custom mount. $8500

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HOWARD NOWES ANCIENT ART will be exhibiting at the 5th Annual Historic Indian & World Tribal Arts Show

Santa Fe, New Mexico August 10th to 13th 2006 At the College of Santa Fe, Shelberger TennisCenter. Go to http://tribalantiqueshow.com for details and directions.

We actively purchase legally held antiq-uities from all periods. Please send clear photoswith sizes, condition and price. We can sell yourcollection(s) in our gallery, online, through directmail, or online auction, where the competitivebidding environment can be surprisingly benefi-cial.

Please call (917) 339-0620 to make anappointment to see our ever changing inventoryand the items from this catalog. The accompany-ing price list illustrates our attractive and com-petitive pricing. Objects are easily viewable infull color with multiple views online at

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Condition reports and provenance areavailable upon request. Sizes are for objects only.Mounts and bases add additional height andpieces come with custom mounts when illustrat-ed. The tribal art in this catalog is considered20th Century unless stated otherwise.

When in New York City please call toschedule a visit to our gallery. We recommendthat you check the availability of items to avoiddisappointment. Items may be reserved with noobligation for 24 hours.

Many thanks to Andrea Myers, fromColumbia University, for her assistance in theproduction of this catalog.

Howard Nowes Ancient Art is please toannounce the relaunch of our website very [email protected] is a very talented websitedesigner and is up for the task. We want youronline gallery experience to be as pleasurable aspossible. When you buy from us, you will notreceive any unpleasant surprises.

TERMS OF SALE

All items offered are unique and subjectto prior sale. We apologize for not having avail-able some of those objects that sold during theproduction of this exhibition. Prices are in U.S.dollars. All sales are accompanied by a typedinvoice, signed by Howard Nowes, gallery direc-tor, with all the relevant collection and prove-nance information as well as a photo of theobject(s). We offer an unconditional guarantee ofauthenticity. Freight is additional and is theresponsibility of the purchaser. We have 20 yearsexperience in fine art handling, packing and ship-ping, so rest assured your valuable objects willarrive safe and intact. New York residents mustadd 8.65% sales tax or submit a resale certificate.Credit cards may be submitted safely onlinethrough our secure server ORDER FORM. Cash,personal checks, money orders, and wire trans-fers are also acceptable forms of payment.Returns are accepted within 10 days minusfreight costs provided item(s) are in original assent condition. Title stays with HNAA until itemsare paid in full.

GALLERY SERVICES

Howard Nowes Ancient Art is a leadingNew York ancient and ethnographic art gallery.We are pleased to celebrate our 17th year dealingin these areas and pride ourselves on superbconoisseurship, communication and customersatisfaction. We offer restoration, conservation,and custom mounting, performed by trained pro-fessionals, often on premises. Howard Nowes is amember of the Appraisers Association of Americaand can write appraisal reports for insurancepurposes, fair market evaluations,estates or charitable IRS contribu-tions.

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FINE ANCIENT & ETHNOGRAPHIC ART Volume VI, No. 1 Summer 2006 $8.50

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