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| Auction Closes At: |
10:22:00 05/05/2025 |
| Time Remaining: |
Closed |
| Lot# & Name: |
007. Xochipala Standing Figure with Arms at Sides |
| Estimate: |
$5,000-$8,000 |
| Current High Bid: |
$5,500.00 |
| Auction Closed(Final Price) |
$5,500.00 |
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| Category: |
Pre-Columbian Art
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| Sub Category: |
Mexico - Olmec and Pre-Classic Cultures
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| Culture or Country: |
Xochipala, Guerrero region.
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| Period: |
Early formative period, ca. 1200 - 900 B.C., ca. 1150 - 550 B.C.
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| Size: |
8-1/4”H. x 3-1/8”W. |
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| Description: |
Fine natural buff color pottery standing figure depicted with a fancy hairdo with incised striated details, and small black obsidian ear ornaments. Beautifully sculpted facial features. Very naturalistic musculature, arms held slightly away from the sides and splayed legs. Wearing double strap sandals with large double puff ball ornaments, highlight with white pigment. Excellent ancient surface patina with deposits. Both arms repaired and reattached, lower legs and head reattached with restoration over the break lines. Missing three left hand finger tips. Custom lucite base. An exceptional example. |
| Provenance: |
From the collection of Brian Mahony, NYC. and Redding, CT. Active 1980 - 1990’s. Ex. Peter G. Wray Collection, Scottsdale, AZ., 1970’s. Red painted collection # 959-W. Acquired from Fine Arts of Ancient Lands, NYC, 1/5/1980. Copy of letter from Robert Sonin, NYC., dated Nov. 5, 1985. |
| Shipping Fee: |
| National: |
$55.00 |
| International: |
$115.00 (This is approximate and for Postal Service. Prices may vary, especially for private carriers such as: FEDEX, UPS and BAX).
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Xochipala Standing Figure with Arms at Sides
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BIDDER |
BID |
QTY |
Original Bid Time |
| 1. |
Oaxaca |
$5,500.00 |
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5/1/2025 5:33:10 PM |
| 2. |
Keoma |
$5,250.00 |
1 |
5/5/2025 10:11:27 AM |
| 3. |
DocPaul |
$4,750.00 |
1 |
5/5/2025 8:42:53 AM |
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