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| Auction Closes At: |
11:01:01 09/27/2024 |
| Time Remaining: |
Closed |
| Lot# & Name: |
005. Olmec Headless Bench Figure |
| Estimate: |
$2,500-$3,500 |
| 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: |
Epi-Olmec.
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| Period: |
Ca. 5th - 2nd century B.C.
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| Size: |
7”H. x 6”W. |
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| Description: |
Carved greenstone (muscovite-paragonite phyllite) headless bench figure. A stylized figure sits on a bench, having stylized proportions and elongated features, displaying human attributes. The arms, separated from the body by openwork carved holes, display subtle musculature and terminate in blocky hands that rest on the bench to the side of either leg. Very wide shoulders and masculine arms with a more petite torso and legs.
Bench figures like this are known from highland central and southern Mexico and Guatemala, and have antecedents in earlier stone sculpture of the Olmec Gulf Coast, where monumentally scaled “altars” or thrones are thought to have served as the literal seats of power for rulers. Excellent ancient surface patina with overall scattered deposits. Ancient loss to the rear of shoulder, tips of both feet and back of his arm, head missing, some surface digs on his chest. A classic piece of ancient Olmec sculpture. |
| Provenance: |
Long Island, N.Y. collection. Ex. collection of Nancy and John Hyde Devoe, NYC. and N.J. Collected 1950’s - 1970’s. |
| 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 Headless Bench Figure
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BIDDER |
BID |
QTY |
Original Bid Time |
| 1. |
UNSOLD LOT |
$0.00 |
1 |
9/30/2024 1:31:04 PM |
| 2. |
Ecuador |
$450.00 |
1 |
9/27/2024 8:04:48 AM |
| 3. |
Igotthis |
$326.00 |
1 |
9/27/2024 3:04:26 AM |
| 4. |
Ecuador |
$300.00 |
1 |
9/26/2024 12:32:33 PM |
| 5. |
Igotthis |
$225.00 |
1 |
9/24/2024 3:58:31 PM |
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