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| Auction Closes At: |
10:32:00 03/07/2022 |
| Time Remaining: |
Closed |
| Lot# & Name: |
017. Pre-Classic Head with Facial Ulcers |
| Estimate: |
$500-$800 |
| Current High Bid: |
$500.00 |
| Auction Closed(Final Price) |
$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: |
Tlatilco, Mexico.
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| Period: |
Ca. 1100-550 B.C.
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| Size: |
1-1/4”H. |
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| Description: |
Hollow gray-brown terracotta head, not broken off a figure, but possibly from an articulated figure. Rounded form with bald pate, very prominent perforated ulcer on right cheek, with teeth clearly visible, very swollen right eye and empty, deeply recessed, left eye socket. Large opening at base for attachment. Complete and intact. Old Teochita (Carlo Gay & Frances Pratt) custom mount. |
| Provenance: |
Collection of Edmund Bourke, MD., Yonkers, NY. Acquired Arte Primitivo, auct 50, lot 1, 2008. Ex. Howard S. Rose collection, # 233, acquired from Frances Pratt and Carlo Gay, late 1980s. |
| Shipping Fee: |
| National: |
$25.00 |
| International: |
$70.00 (This is approximate and for Postal Service. Prices may vary, especially for private carriers such as: FEDEX, UPS and BAX).
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Pre-Classic Head with Facial Ulcers
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