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| Auction Closes At: |
10:50:00 09/23/2024 |
| Time Remaining: |
Closed |
| Lot# & Name: |
016. Olmec Standing Figure with Bound Top Knot |
| Estimate: |
$7,000-$10,000 |
| Current High Bid: |
$6,000.00 |
| Auction Closed(Final Price) |
$6,000.00 |
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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: |
Las Bocas, Puebla.
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| Period: |
Early Pre-Classic Period: ca. 1200 - 900 B.C.
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| Size: |
4-15/16”H. x 1-15/16”W. x 1 3/16in. (12.5 x 5 x 3cm). |
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| Description: |
Buff color pottery standing female figure, with traces of red pigment. Judging by her silhouette, this female is an aging matron. Her short-waisted figure has ample hips, a full abdomen and fleshy thighs accentuated by incised lines that separate them from the stomach and define the groin area. The lower legs taper to small feet. Her face is broad and open, with a seeming quasi-smile. The fancy coiffure with its top knot ends in a long tress in the back. This hairstyle occurs on figurines from the Olmec heartland at San Lorenzo in Veracruz. The back of the head is also hollowed out in a horizontal bar with three vertical spikes that may be a stylized cloud. The placement of this motif may be symbolic and perhaps identifies the woman as a member of a particular family or clan. Head reattached with restoration over the break line, missing the front tip on her left foot. 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 1964 from George Pepper.
Bibliography: The Olmec World - Ritual and Rulership, The Art Museum, Princeton University, 1995, fig. 238a.
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: |
$101.00 (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 Bound Top Knot
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BIDDER |
BID |
QTY |
Original Bid Time |
| 1. |
Rolling Stone |
$6,000.00 |
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9/23/2024 10:25:03 AM |
| 2. |
muluc23 |
$5,750.00 |
1 |
9/23/2024 10:42:18 AM |
| 3. |
muluc23 |
$5,250.00 |
1 |
9/23/2024 10:37:19 AM |
| 4. |
muluc23 |
$4,750.00 |
1 |
9/23/2024 10:33:04 AM |
| 5. |
muluc23 |
$4,250.00 |
1 |
9/23/2024 10:27:56 AM |
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