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Lot 252
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Statuette anthropomorphe assise Culture Chontales Nicaragua Fin de la période V – début de la période VI, 800-1000 ap. J.-C.

Estimate
15,000 - 20,000 EUR
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Description

  • Culture Chontales
  • Statuette anthropomorphe assise
  • Pierre volcanique
  • h. 42 cm ; 16 1/2 in

Provenance

Galerie Motte, Genève, 1956
Collection Barbier-Mueller, Genève, Inv. n° 521-53

Exhibited

Barcelone, Museu Barbier-Mueller d’Art Precolombí, 29 novembre 2000-7 mai 2001, Paris, Maison de l’Amérique latine, 14 juin-9 septembre 2001, Arts précolombiens de l’Amérique centrale dans les collections du musée Barbier-Mueller de Barcelone: Nicaragua, Costa Rica et Panamá

Literature

Arts précolombiens de l’Amérique centrale dans les collections du musée Barbier-Mueller de Barcelone: Nicaragua, Costa Rica et Panamá, 2001, cat. 6, p. 159
Barbier-Mueller (Jean Paul), " Confidentiellement vôtre ", in Arts & Cultures, 2003, p. 254

Condition

Usure de surface visible due au temps, bon état général Good condition overall. Wear to the surface as a result of age
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