Lot Essay
Cf. Olmec World, figs. 143 - 146, for the general type
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PROPERTY FROM THE G.A.H. BUISMAN JNZ. COLLECTION
OLMEC STONE FIGURE
PUEBLA REGION, MIDDLE PRECLASSIC, CA. 900 - 600 B.C.
Details
OLMEC STONE FIGURE
PUEBLA REGION, MIDDLE PRECLASSIC, ca. 900 - 600 B.C.
of compact stature with toes indicated and arms held close to the body, with hands holding a ceremonial bar incised with a stylized feline head, the face with fierce expression showing downward-curved, parted lips reminiscent of a 'were-jaguar,' rounded chin and narrowed eyes under prominent brow; in veined deep green and cream serpentine.
Height 2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm.)
PUEBLA REGION, MIDDLE PRECLASSIC, ca. 900 - 600 B.C.
of compact stature with toes indicated and arms held close to the body, with hands holding a ceremonial bar incised with a stylized feline head, the face with fierce expression showing downward-curved, parted lips reminiscent of a 'were-jaguar,' rounded chin and narrowed eyes under prominent brow; in veined deep green and cream serpentine.
Height 2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm.)
Provenance
William O'Boyle Collection
Exhibited
Hempstead, Masterpieces of Pre-Columbian Art, Fine Arts Museum of Long Island, February 28 - April 28, 1980.
Coral Gables, Pre-Columbian Art from Mesoamerican and Ecuador, Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami, October 9 - November 30, 1980, fig. 22, illus.
Greenwich, Pre-Columbian Art from Mesoamerica, Hurlbutt Gallery, Greenwich Library, April 23 - June 20, 1981, fig. 13, illus.
Williamstown, The Art of Mesoamerica: Before Columbus, Williams College Museum of Art, September 26 - June 20, 1993.
Geneva, Sun Kingdoms of the Americas, Library of the Palais des Nations, March 12 - May 31, 2001.
Amsterdam, Sun Kingdoms of the Americas, Museum Geelvinck Hinlopen Huis, May - June, 2002.
Coral Gables, Pre-Columbian Art from Mesoamerican and Ecuador, Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami, October 9 - November 30, 1980, fig. 22, illus.
Greenwich, Pre-Columbian Art from Mesoamerica, Hurlbutt Gallery, Greenwich Library, April 23 - June 20, 1981, fig. 13, illus.
Williamstown, The Art of Mesoamerica: Before Columbus, Williams College Museum of Art, September 26 - June 20, 1993.
Geneva, Sun Kingdoms of the Americas, Library of the Palais des Nations, March 12 - May 31, 2001.
Amsterdam, Sun Kingdoms of the Americas, Museum Geelvinck Hinlopen Huis, May - June, 2002.