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| Auction Closes At: |
10:28:00 09/23/2024 |
| Time Remaining: |
Closed |
| Lot# & Name: |
015. Olmec Standing Figure with One Hand on Head |
| Estimate: |
$5,000-$8,000 |
| Current High Bid: |
$6,500.00 |
| Auction Closed(Final Price) |
$6,500.00 |
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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: |
Las Bocas, Puebla.
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| Period: |
Early Pre-Classic Period: ca. 1200 - 900 B.C.
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| Size: |
5-1/4”H. x 2- 3/16”W. x 1 3/8”. (13.4 x 5.5 x 3.5cm). |
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| Description: |
Buff color pottery with red pigment. A standing female figure with long strands of hair on her shoulder, which she seems to have pulled from the back of her head while raising her other arm and head to look at something above her. It's a casual and expressive gesture that suggests daily life activities. This figure also belongs to the eyeless style, in which the orbits are blank, a common motif on many Las Bocas figurines, as well as some monuments from Veracruz. The proportions are naturalistically observed, if somewhat exaggerated, and the finely modeled face is individually and delightfully characterized. Such Las Bocas figurines are more lifelike and vivacious than comparable examples from Tlatilco. Both arms reattached and a repaired break through her waist, with restoration over the break lines. Custom bronze base. An exceptional example. |
| Provenance: |
Private NYC. collection, acquired by the current collection in 2003 from John A. Stokes, Nyack, N.Y., acquired in 1974 from E. Sosa.
Bibliography: The Olmec World - Ritual and Rulership, The Art Museum, Princeton University, 1995, fig. 239h.
Exhibitions: The Olmec World - Ritual and Rulership:
The Art Museum, Princeton University, December 16, 1995 - February 25, 1996
The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, April 14 - June 9, 1996. |
| Shipping Fee: |
| National: |
$51.00 |
| International: |
$105.00 (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 Standing Figure with One Hand on Head
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BIDDER |
BID |
QTY |
Original Bid Time |
| 1. |
Rolling Stone |
$6,500.00 |
1 |
9/23/2024 10:20:28 AM |
| 2. |
Bobcat |
$6,250.00 |
1 |
9/19/2024 9:16:41 AM |
| 3. |
Rolling Stone |
$5,250.00 |
1 |
9/23/2024 10:20:22 AM |
| 4. |
Rolling Stone |
$4,750.00 |
1 |
9/23/2024 10:20:14 AM |
| 5. |
muluc23 |
$4,250.00 |
1 |
9/23/2024 9:59:47 AM |
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