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| Auction Closes At: |
10:02:00 09/27/2016 |
| Time Remaining: |
Closed |
| Lot# & Name: |
002. Xalitla Ball Player Wearing Three Feathered Hat |
| Estimate: |
$3,000-$5,000 |
| Current High Bid: |
$1,500.00 |
| Auction Closed(Final Price) |
$1,500.00 |
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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: |
Xochipala, Guerrero, Mexico.
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| Period: |
Late Formative or Early Classic, Ca. 400 B.C. - 500 A.D.
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| Size: |
5-1/2”H. |
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| Description: |
Fine and large standing ball player figure having a fancy feather and noded hairdo. Wearing a heavy belted loincloth. Exceptional refined facial features and long hairdo down back, holding a trumpet to his lips. Some remaining red and white decorative pigment. Repaired from six original pieces with some breaklines slightly visible, piece missing from back of belt, some losses to the headdress. A rare and beautiful example. Old metal base. |
| Provenance: |
Private San Francisco, CA. collection, acquired 1960s from Harald J. Wagner, CA., to current owner by inheritance. |
| Shipping Fee: |
| National: |
$25.00 |
| International: |
$84.00 (This is approximate and for Postal Service. Prices may vary, especially for private carriers such as: FEDEX, UPS and BAX).
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Xalitla Ball Player Wearing Three Feathered Hat
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