12-02-201712-02-2017
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsBoston MA
3043BBoston
December 2, 2017 10:00 AMCalender
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Olmec Terra-cotta Baby Figure

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Auction: American Indian & Ethnographic Arts - 3043BLocation: BostonDate / Time: December 02, 2017 10:00AM

Description:

Olmec Terra-cotta Baby Figure, c. 1000-500 BC, the seated figure with stylized hair holding a vessel in its lap, reconstructed from large pieces, (vessel has separated from figure),ht. 9 3/4 in.

Provenance: Collected by the current owner's grandfather in the 1950s.
Estimate $4,000-6,000


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