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| Auction Closes At: |
11:26:01 02/28/2025 |
| Time Remaining: |
Closed |
| Lot# & Name: |
007. Olmec Limestone Life-size Mask of a Shaman or Ruler |
| Estimate: |
$30,000-50,000 |
| Current High Bid: |
$0.00 |
| Auction Closed(Final Price) |
$0.00 |
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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: |
Arroyo Pesquero, Veracruz, excavated in the 1960’s.
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| Period: |
Pre-classic Period, ca. 1200 - 500 B.C.
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| Size: |
7-1/2”H. |
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| Description: |
Carved limestone mask depicting a shaman or important personage. Depicted with naturalistic facial features, carved openwork pupils and drilled nostrils. Biconical drilled attachment hole in the top center upper rim. Overall surface erosion, most likely caused by water immersion. Overall scattered iron-brown surface deposits. Repaired from three large and one small original pieces, with restoration over the front break lines, the interior break lines left visible. A 2” v-shape missing shard restored on the right edge of his chin, and an additional 2” area of restoration on the left lower edge. Custom display base.
Comp: Rediscovered Masterpieces of Meso America, Boulogne, 1985, p. 40.
Olmec Art of Ancient Mexico, National Gallery, 1996, no. 80, p. 239.
Literature: Alfonso Medellin, Monolitos Olmecas, Mexico City, 1969. |
| Provenance: |
From the Collection of Michael Fuchs, NY. Collected in the 1980’s - 1990’s.
Ex. John Stokes, 1960’s - 1970.
Ex. Fine Arts of Ancient Lands, 1980’s. |
| Shipping Fee: |
| National: |
$62.00 |
| 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 Limestone Life-size Mask of a Shaman or Ruler
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BIDDER |
BID |
QTY |
Original Bid Time |
| 1. |
UNSOLD LOT |
$0.00 |
1 |
3/3/2025 1:52:04 PM |
| 2. |
kirovkid |
$7,800.00 |
1 |
2/28/2025 11:18:09 AM |
| 3. |
bruce w. |
$7,700.00 |
1 |
2/28/2025 11:10:35 AM |
| 4. |
kirovkid |
$7,600.00 |
1 |
2/28/2025 11:04:28 AM |
| 5. |
bruce w. |
$7,500.00 |
1 |
2/28/2025 10:59:38 AM |
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