09-06-201409-06-2014
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsBoston MA
2745BBoston
September 6, 2014 10:00 AMCalender
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Teotihuacan Carved Stone Mask

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$5,535$4,500
Auction: American Indian & Ethnographic Arts - 2745BLocation: BostonDate / Time: September 06, 2014 10:00AM

Description:

Teotihuacan Carved Stone Mask, c. 450-650 A.D., with delicately carved features in white stone, collected before 1970, 5 1/8 x 4 1/2 in.

Provenance: James Sachs Plaut (1912-1996),founder and first director of the Institute of Contemporary Art in Boston. During World War II, Plaut directed the Art Looting Investigation Unit for the United States Government, the group known as the "Monuments Men."
Estimate $2,500-3,500


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Keywords

James Sachs Plaut, Teotihuacan, first director, Institute of Contemporary Art in Boston, Institute of Contemporary Art, Art Looting Investigation Unit, United States Government