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| Auction Closes At: |
10:42:00 05/17/2016 |
| Time Remaining: |
Closed |
| Lot# & Name: |
022. Olmec Blue-Green Jade Pendant with Snakeman |
| Estimate: |
$60,000-$75,000 |
| Current High Bid: |
$30,000.00 |
| Auction Closed(Final Price) |
$30,000.00 |
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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: |
Costa Rica or Mexico.
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| Period: |
Middle Pre-Classic Period, ca. 900-300 B.C.
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| Size: |
5-1/2” L. x 2-5/16”W. x 1/2”D. |
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| Description: |
Important and fine blue-green jade clamshell type pendant fashioned from a celt. The front face is concave with a carved and incised design, the reverse is undecorated. The design depicts a composite being in prone position with the upper body in the shape of an intertwined serpent with open jaws framing a human head and the lower body in the form of a human dressed in a thick belt with back flap, fringed kilt and incised leggings. The elongated human head has a rounded cranium, simple brow line, trough-shaped eye, fleshy lips, and a tall rectangular motif incised on his cheek. Directly above his head is a celt-form motif that may represent a vegetation symbol or rain motif. The human head is framed in the gaping jaws of a serpent, with oval eye with iris and a three pronged wing-like design behind it. The legs are depicted slightly bent at the knees and the feet are bare with a slight indent in the soles indicating toes.
This piece fits into a small group of Olmec jade clamshell pendants decorated with an anthropomorphic figure in prone position. To date this is possibly the only known pendant with the snake-man motif. Biconical drilled perforation through his nose and tiny perforation on the rear rim. Upper rim with two biconical suspension holes. Intact, exc. cond. Custom base. A highly important and beautiful example. |
| Provenance: |
Private California collection. Ex. Robert Morris Fine Art, Santa Fe, NM. Ex. Miami collection, 1960s-1970s. A 3 page letter of authenticity from Peter David Joralemon is included with this piece, dated August 3, 2006. |
| Shipping Fee: |
| National: |
$35.00 |
| International: |
$145.00 (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 Blue-Green Jade Pendant with Snakeman
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BID |
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Original Bid Time |
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bigche |
$30,000.00 |
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5/17/2016 10:09:46 AM |
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