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Olmecoid / Proto Maya Pottery Standing Figure

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Olmecoid / Proto Maya Pottery Standing Figure

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Description

Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico to Guatemala, late Olmec to Proto-Maya culture, ca. 500 BCE to 300 CE. A hand-built pottery figure decorated with red pigment. Standing atop delineated legs, the figure exhibits lovely Olmecoid features such as impressed eyes beneath sweeping brows, an upturned nose, parted lips with impressed mouth corners, and tab-shaped ears, all beneath a cap adorned with incised 'shell' ornaments. The figure dons a broad pectoral collar and a minimalist waist band and a bangle on each wrist and ankle. Size: 2.3" W x 4.875" H (5.8 cm x 12.4 cm)

Provenance: ex-Nancy and Dr. E.F. Simpson collection, Los Angeles, California, USA, acquired from 1970 to 2000

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#172071

Condition

Minor nicks, abrasions, and encrustations, with light softening to some finer details, fading to pigment in scattered areas, and a couple areas of fire-darkening, otherwise intact and very good. Great preservation to overall form. Old inventory label behind head.

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Olmecoid / Proto Maya Pottery Standing Figure

Name: Olmecoid / Proto Maya Pottery Standing Figure
SKU: 130212002
Price: 400 USD
Availability: InStock

Estimate $800 - $1,200

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