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| Auction Closes At: |
10:10:00 12/09/2015 |
| Time Remaining: |
Closed |
| Lot# & Name: |
001. Olmec Stone Mask |
| Estimate: |
$50,000-$60,000 |
| Current High Bid: |
$36,000.00 |
| Auction Closed(Final Price) |
$36,000.00 |
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| Category: |
Pre-Columbian Art
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| Sub Category: |
Mexico - Olmec and Pre-Classic Cultures
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| Culture or Country: |
Mexico.
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| Period: |
Ca. 1000 B.C.
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| Size: |
5”H. x 4-3/8”W. |
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| Description: |
Fine pecked carved mask of mottled green hardstone having classic Olmec facial features. Depicted with a bow shape upper lip, open mouth, relief central brow, drilled dimple under his chin and a slot cut in the center top ridge. Small tab type ears, with drilled perforated lobes and nostrils. Drilled perforations through the temples for attachment. Red-brown deposits in the eyes and mouth, possibly as a result of originally containing pyrite insets. Intact. A beautiful example. Custom metal base. |
| Provenance: |
Private CA. collection, acquired from Robert Morris Fine Art, Santa Fe, NM., 2007.
Ex. Michael Robins collection, Santa Fe, NM., late 1960s-2007s., acquired from
Raul Kamfer, late 1960s.
Ex. Kamfer collection, 1950s-1960s. Kamfer was a well known dealer in the 1940s-1960s. |
| Shipping Fee: |
| National: |
$0.00 |
| International: |
$0.00 (This is approximate and for Postal Service. Prices may vary, especially for private carriers such as: FEDEX, UPS and BAX).
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Olmec Stone Mask
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BIDDER |
BID |
QTY |
Original Bid Time |
| 1. |
Ptah |
$36,000.00 |
1 |
12/9/2015 9:51:59 AM |
| 2. |
Primigenius |
$35,000.00 |
1 |
12/9/2015 9:59:25 AM |
| 3. |
Primigenius |
$33,000.00 |
1 |
12/9/2015 9:59:16 AM |
| 4. |
bigche |
$31,000.00 |
1 |
12/9/2015 9:57:57 AM |
| 5. |
bigche |
$29,000.00 |
1 |
12/9/2015 9:07:18 AM |
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