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| Auction Closes At: |
10:44:00 09/23/2024 |
| Time Remaining: |
Closed |
| Lot# & Name: |
018. Olmec Bird Effigy Vessel with Downturned Beak and Wings with Incised Designs |
| Estimate: |
$5,000-$8,000 |
| Current High Bid: |
$5,500.00 |
| Auction Closed(Final Price) |
$5,500.00 |
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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: |
6-1/8”H. x 3- 15/16”W. x 6”L. (15.6 x 10 x 15.3cm) |
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| Description: |
Buffware pottery with white to beige slip. Vessel depicting a bird with a long downturned beak. The incised eyes are round. The wings are in relief and finely engraved with feather motifs. They are held close to the body. The vessel's opening is on the top of the head. Overall scattered areas of root marks and surface deposits. Ancient loss to the tips of his toes and center feathers of chest, otherwise intact, overall exc. cond. A very rare and elegant example. A copy of a thermoluminescence certificate accompanies. |
| Provenance: |
Private NYC. collection, acquired by the current collection in 2003 from Galerie Mermoz, Paris. Ex. Private European Collection, acquired prior to 1970.
Bibliography: Galeriel Mermoz, Color Advertisement, Tribal - le magasine de l'art tribal, Winter, 2002. Galerie Mermoz, Color Advertisement, Art and Auction, October 1996.
L'Oeil, 1996. Exhibitions: #L.2004.44.3:
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, NYC., October 7, 2004 - September 2016.
Galerie Mermoz Sales Exhibition:
Galerie Mermoz, 6 rue du Cirque, Paris, 2002 - 2003.
Galerie Mermoz Sales Exhibition, A 35:
Salon de Mars, Palexpo, Geneva, Switzerland, April 1 - 9, 2000. |
| Shipping Fee: |
| National: |
$55.00 |
| International: |
$125.00 (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 Bird Effigy Vessel with Downturned Beak and Wings with Incised Designs
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BIDDER |
BID |
QTY |
Original Bid Time |
| 1. |
banana |
$5,500.00 |
1 |
9/23/2024 10:31:57 AM |
| 2. |
precolumbian70 |
$5,250.00 |
1 |
9/23/2024 10:32:43 AM |
| 3. |
muluc23 |
$4,750.00 |
1 |
9/23/2024 10:28:15 AM |
| 4. |
precolumbian70 |
$4,500.00 |
1 |
9/23/2024 10:18:05 AM |
| 5. |
muluc23 |
$4,250.00 |
1 |
9/23/2024 10:17:58 AM |
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