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| Lot# & Name: |
019. Olmec Large Seated Adolescent |
| Estimate: |
$35,000-$50,000 |
| Current High Bid: |
$14,000.00 |
| Auction Closed(Final Price) |
$14,000.00 |
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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: |
Tenenexpan, Veracrux, Mexico.
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| Period: |
Ca. 1150-550 B.C.
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| Size: |
13-1/2”H. x 12”W. |
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| Description: |
Large pottery seated adolescent with splayed legs, resting both hands on his bent knees, arms held in a power position. Depicted with very expressive facial features having open toothy mouth, dimpled cheeks, slightly slanted eyes with perforated pupils, perforated ear lobes, and arched browline. Dome type hairdo and sideburns painted black with a large geometric carved decoration on the left side of his head, possibly representing a jaguar paw. Overall cream slip surface with remaining traces of reddish-pink highlights. Overall scattered root marks and surface deposits. Right leg, head and arms reattached with restoration over and around some of the break lines, lower portion of his left leg restored. An excellent quality and very expressive example. Mr. Dockstader, in his letter, further states: “ I have been informed that this figurine has been examined by Mr. Robert Sonin, of New York City, whose laboratory is very active in such evaluations, and whose opinion I trust, I also understand that Mr. David Joralemon, a young archeological student at Yale University, and a specialist in Olmec studies, has examined the specimen and accepts it as authentic.” |
| Provenance: |
The collection of Richard and Joan Hazel Crebbin, NSW, Australia. Acquired 1970’s. Ex. Leonardo Patterson collection, NYC, 1970’s. Oxford TL certificate, # N117h99, August 8th, 2017. Exhibited: “Pre-Columbian Art of Mexico”, Realities Gallery, Toorak, Victoria, Australia, 1979. “Pre-Columbian Art of Mexico”, David Jones Art Gallery, Sydney, April 23rd - May 19th, 1979, #2. Published: “Pre-Columbian Art of Mexico”, David Jones Art Gallery, Catalog entry #2, image page 13. With a copy of the examination letter from Frederick J. Dockstader, NYC, dated August 5th, 1979, who was the ex. Director of the Museum of the American Indian / Heye Foundation, NYC, 1970’s. |
| Shipping Fee: |
| National: |
$125.00 |
| International: |
$275.00 (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 Large Seated Adolescent
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BIDDER |
BID |
QTY |
Original Bid Time |
| 1. |
Max |
$14,000.00 |
1 |
5/20/2022 11:06:26 AM |
| 2. |
Rolling Stone |
$12,000.00 |
1 |
5/20/2022 9:40:54 AM |
| 3. |
Treasure |
$10,500.00 |
1 |
5/20/2022 8:50:25 AM |
| 4. |
Rolling Stone |
$10,000.00 |
1 |
5/20/2022 7:16:49 AM |
| 5. |
Treasure |
$9,000.00 |
1 |
5/20/2022 6:37:18 AM |
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