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| Auction Closes At: |
10:35:00 03/07/2022 |
| Time Remaining: |
Closed |
| Lot# & Name: |
001. Olmec White Slip Shamans Head |
| Estimate: |
$1,000-$1,500 |
| Current High Bid: |
$950.00 |
| Auction Closed(Final Price) |
$950.00 |
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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: |
Mexico.
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| Period: |
Ca. 1000-600 B.C.
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| Size: |
5”H. x 3-1/4”W |
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| Description: |
Fine and large hollow pottery head, originally from a figure depicting a shaman in a state of transformation, having narrow eye upturned at the ends, bow shape mouth with a thick lower lip, wearing a tightly fitted cap with two striated hair tufts. Overall cream slip surface with a few remaining traces of red pigment. Some very minor normal high point wear, otherwise intact, overall exc. cond. A nice example. |
| Provenance: |
Collection of Marianne and Robert Huber, Dixon, IL. & NYC., acquired 1970s. |
| Shipping Fee: |
| National: |
$25.00 |
| International: |
$79.00 (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 White Slip Shamans Head
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