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Lot 23
Olmec Head Fragment, Las Bocas,
Preclassic, ca. 1200 - 900 B.C.
Preclassic, ca. 1200 - 900 B.C.
12 May 2012, 13:00 EDT
New YorkUS$3,000 - US$5,000
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Preclassic, ca. 1200 - 900 B.C.
Preclassic, ca. 1200 - 900 B.C.
height 6 1/4in (18cm)
wearing a ridged helmet, with gaping mouth, three vent holes in the back; the helmet with natural buff surface, the face with slip and traces of white pigment.
Provenance:
Private Collection, New York, acquired in the 1960s
wearing a ridged helmet, with gaping mouth, three vent holes in the back; the helmet with natural buff surface, the face with slip and traces of white pigment.
Provenance:
Private Collection, New York, acquired in the 1960s














