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Property from the Estate of Paul A. Cohen, Massachusetts

Veracruz Seated Figure in Ceremonial Attire

South Central region, Late Classic, circa AD 550 - 950

Estimate

5,000 - 7,000 USD

Lot Details

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Property from the Estate of Paul A. Cohen, Massachusetts


Veracruz Seated Figure in Ceremonial Attire

South Central Region, Late Classic, circa AD 550 - 950


Ceramic


Height: 5 ⅞ in (15 cm)

Robert and Marianne Huber, Dixon, Illinois, acquired from a dealer in Albuquerque, New Mexico, in 1979

Wally and Brenda Zollman, Indianapolis, acquired from the above on November 14, 1982

Ancient Art of the New World, New York

Paul A. Cohen, Belmont, Massachusetts, acquired from the above on June 11, 1998

Thence by descent to the present owners

Hillwood Art Gallery, Long Island University, Brookville, New York, Ceremonial Art of Ancient Veracruz, November 27, 1987 - February 7, 1988, and the subsequent symposiums: The Fine Arts Museum of Long Island, Hempstead, New York, Veracruz Connection: The Impact on Mesoamerican Civilization, February 13, 1988 - March 27, 1988; The Fine Arts Museum of Long Island, Hempstead, New York, Veracruz and the Development of Mesoamerican Civilization, July 4 - 8, 1988

Indianapolis Museum of Art, The Face of Ancient America: The Wally and Brenda Zollman Collection of Pre-Columbian Art, December 3, 1988 - February 26, 1989; also traveled to: Indiana University Museum of Art, Bloomington, June 3 - September 10, 1989

Marilyn M. Goldstein, Ceremonial Sculpture of Ancient Veracruz, Brookville, New York, 1987, p. 66, cat. no. 95

Lee A. Parsons, John B. Carlson, and Peter David Joralemon, The Face of Ancient America: The Wally and Brenda Zollman Collection of Pre-Columbian Art, Indianapolis, 1988, pp. 152-153, cat. no. 102

mayavase.com, A Precolumbian Portfolio, inv. no. K3612