An Olmec figure
A sitting figure with both hands at his head. This figure may symbolize a prisoner, because he is totally naked. Olmec Las Bocas culture, Mexico, pre classic, 1220 – 500 BC.
Literature
‘Little people of the earth, ceramic figures from ancient America’ Denver Art Museum, 1991. ‘Pre Columbian Art of Mexico and Central America’ Harry N. Abrams, inc, New York. ‘Van kust tot kust’ Rijksmuseum voor Volkenkunde, Leiden, 1992.
Provenance
Ex private collection C. C. Vermeer, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Size
Height 16 cm., width 12 cm.
Price
€ SOLD
Condition
Good, repaired crack at his body, some wear of old age, nice patina of old age.
