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Zemanek-Münster

Masque en pierre, Période formative précoce à intermédiaire, environ entre 1200 av. J.-C. et 400 av. J.-C. ·  Mexique, Olmèques · ID: 3052512

Prix d'appel 20 000 €
Prix d'Estimation 40 000 €
Provenance
German Private Collection, North Rhine-Westphalia (1970–2004)
Gorny & Mosch, Munich, Germany, 11 December 2024, lot 539
Ulrich Hoffmann, Stuttgart, Germany
Taille
H: 20,5 cm
H: 8.1 inch

Description

brown-green serpentine, red pigment, base

This life-sized mask depicts a human face. The eyes and mouth are openworked, and the earlobes are pierced. Two pairs of drilled holes at forehead level may have served for attachment.

The mask may have been worn during ceremonial occasions or used as a funerary mask.


Expertise

Antiques Analytics, Expert report no. AA 06-04092, 17.10.2006


Remarques

This object is subject to the UNESCO Cultural Heritage Protection Act. Export documents are required for export (subjected to a fee).


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