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| Lot# & Name: |
019. Olmec Jade Spoons & Perforator (3) |
| Estimate: |
$3,000-$5,500 |
| Current High Bid: |
$1,800.00 |
| Auction Closed(Final Price) |
$1,800.00 |
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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: |
Upper Balsas River Basin, Guerrero.
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| Period: |
Ca. 900 - 600 B.C.
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| Size: |
2-3/8”, 3-1/2” & 4-3/8”L. |
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| Description: |
Three different carved jade examples including a small and fine deep green and white striated jade spoon, having a recessed bowl and handle. Biconical drilled suspension hole on the edge Intact, exc. cond. A beautiful example. Together with a small, medium blue-green jade spoon, drilled suspension hole. Intact. Finally, a medium blue-green jade piercer, recarved in the Olmec period most likely from a spoon, remaining traces of the two original spoon suspension hole. Intact. |
| Provenance: |
John Stokes Jr. collection, acquired September 1963. Ex. Pablo Mendizabal collection. Published: “The Olmec World - Ritual and Rulership”, p. 305, #221a.
Exhibited: The Art Museum, Princeton University, 12/16/95 to 2/25/96.
Exhibited: The Museum of Arts, Houston, TX., 4/14/96 to 6/9/96. |
| Shipping Fee: |
| National: |
$52.00 |
| International: |
$100.00 (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 Jade Spoons & Perforator (3)
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