Sitting figure of the "Baby Face" type, ca. 1000-800 BC · Mexico, Olmec · ID: 3046563
sold
EUR 9,000
Provenance
Galerie Gerdes, Munich, GermanyAnna Maria Posset (1922-2018), Würzburg / Miltenberg, Germany (acquired between 1975 - 1985)
Size
H: 15,5 cm
H: 6.1 inch
Description
fired clay/ceramic, residues of paint, rest.
The object Sitting figure of the “Baby Face” type, ca. 1000-800 BC with the object ID 3046563 was part of the auction 94th Tribal Art Auction on March 7, 2020. The object with the lot number 136 achieved a sales price of EUR 9,000 with an asking price of EUR 1,400.
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Comparing literature
van Bussel, Gerard W. (Hg.), Mensch und Kosmos, Präkolumbische Kunst aus Mexiko, Leoben 2005, p. 82 f.
Notices
This object is subject to the UNESCO Cultural Heritage Protection Act. Export documents are required for export (subjected to a fee).