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| Auction Closes At: |
10:18:00 03/04/2024 |
| Time Remaining: |
Closed |
| Lot# & Name: |
010. Olmec Pottery Head and Veracruz Monkey |
| Estimate: |
$400-$600 |
| Current High Bid: |
$200.00 |
| Auction Closed(Final Price) |
$200.00 |
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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 and Veracruz.
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| Period: |
Ca. 1000 B.C & 600 - 900 A.D.
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| Size: |
4”H. (head) & 3-13/16”H. |
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| Description: |
Buff pottery head off an adolescent Olmec figure, depicted with thick lips, cleft chin and slit eyes. Hairdo consists of two tufts on either side of the head, shaved in the center, in typical Olmec style. Traces of pigment, light surface wear and roughness. On an old lucite block. Together with a Veracruz monkey figure on tripod legs, the rear is a working whistle. Has tail raised in curlique and bears a double head crest. Painted with black bitumen on half of the surface. Intact. Old penned “24” on reverse. |
| Provenance: |
Bray Family private collection, NJ. Acquired from Harmer Rooke Galleries, NYC., March 11, 1986. Ex. Frances Pratt collection, NYC. Copy of receipt. |
| Shipping Fee: |
| National: |
$52.00 |
| International: |
$105.00 (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 Pottery Head and Veracruz Monkey
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BIDDER |
BID |
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Original Bid Time |
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biggulps |
$200.00 |
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2/9/2024 10:13:38 PM |
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