Arts of Africa, Oceania and the Americas - 21st September 2022
Lot 84
An Olmec standing figure
Estimate £400 - £600 | Hammer £3800
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Description
An Olmec standing figure
State of Guerrero, Mexico, circa 700 - 100 BC
stone, with ovoid eye sockets, were-jaguar mouth and flat rectangular ears, the arms with joint creases, a triangle groin area and definition to the legs,
36.5cm high,
Provenance
Romy Rey Collection, London.
With a copy of correspondence with Gordon Ekholm, Curator of Mexican Archeology, American Museum of Natural History, New York, in 1968 - 'This object is obviously in a local Guerrero style with what seems a strong Olmec application indicated by the pronounced carving of the lip and the lack of teeth. In my opinion it as a completely genuine and interested sculpture.'