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A Veracruz Stone Yoke of a Frog, Late Classic, A.D. 550-950
Estimate
15,000 - 25,000 USD
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Description
the deeply carved earth monster frog, with broad lozenge shaped eyes, grinning mouth and tightly bent legs; in speckled grey-green stone.
Provenance
Alice and Nasli Heermaneck Collection, (Sotheby's, New York, November 23, 1982, lot 167)
Daniel M. Friedenberg Collection
Acquired from the above, Sotheby's, New York, May 15, 2003, lot 246
Catalogue Note
Cf. Whittington, ed. (2001:54, fig. 49).
The earliest documented yokes depict the toad, or batrachian, whose enlarged partoid glands above the eyes contained toxins used in ceremonial events.
The earliest documented yokes depict the toad, or batrachian, whose enlarged partoid glands above the eyes contained toxins used in ceremonial events.