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Lot 147
  • 147

Statuette anthropomorphe, homme assis Culture Olmèque Mexique Préclassique,900-600 av. J.-C.

Estimate
70,000 - 80,000 EUR
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Description

  • Culture Olmèque
  • Statuette anthropomorphe, homme assis
  • Terre cuite à engobe beige clair et cinabre-test de thermoluminescence
  • h. 11,2 cm ; 4 1/2 in

Provenance

Galerie Mermoz, Paris, 2005
Collection Barbier-Mueller, Genève, Inv. n° 501-27

Literature

Barbier-Mueller (Jean Paul), " Confidentiellement vôtre ", in Arts & Cultures, 2009, p. 269

Condition

Usure de surface visible avec oxydations noires. Tête cassée collée et petit bouchage sur la poitrine Wear to the surface with black oxidation. Head broken and glued, a small fill to the chest
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