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Lot 158
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Figure anthropomorphe, homme assis se transformant en jaguar Culture Olmèque Mexique Préclassique, 900-600 av. J.-C.

Estimate
120,000 - 150,000 EUR
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Description

  • Culture Olmèque
  • Figure anthropomorphe, homme assis se transformant en jaguar
  • Pierre dure vert foncé finement polie à zones brunes
  • h. 11 cm ; 4 1/4 in

Provenance

Galerie Merrin, New York, 1970
Jean Cambier, Bruxelles, 1974
Collection Gerard Geiger, Lausanne, avant 2004
Collection Barbier-Mueller, Genève, Inv. n° 501-24

Exhibited

Genève, Musée Rath, Mexique, terre des dieux: trésors de l’art précolombien, 8 octobre 1998-24 janvier 1999

Literature

Mexique, terre des dieux: trésors de l’art précolombien, 1998, n° 13, p. 33
Au cœur de l’Amérique précolombienne: collection Gérard Geiger, 2003, p. 18 et fig. 5, p. 61
Joralemon (Peter D.), " Jaguars, chamans et dirigeants dans l’art olmèque ", in Arts & Cultures, 2007, fig. 1a, p. 134, fig. 1c, p. 135 et couverture

Condition

Très bon état de conservation Very good condition overall
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