CA. 300 - 100 B.C.

细节

LATE OLMEC/PROTOMAYA JADE FIGURE
ca. 300 - 100 B.C.
in Rio Pesquero style, the stocky dwarf in a distinctive position with feet turned outward and ankles touching, the palms open and cupped in a ceremonial pose, the large head with sunken eyes, small closed mouth and upturned chin, wearing solely a close-fitting cap; in pale green speckled stone.
Height 2 7/8 in. (7.1 cm.)

展览

The Art Museum, Princeton University, 1989 - 2004

拍品专文

Cf. Olmec World, fig. 36, for the hand gesture; see also Brooklyn Museum, fig. 10 for a figure from the Jay C. Leff Collection, in a similar posture.

Such 'dwarf' figures with their distinct, compact build display a monumental quality beyond their actual size.