09-26-200909-26-2009
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsBoston MA
2473Boston
September 26, 2009 10:00 AMCalender
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Pre-Columbian Carved Limestone Figure

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$29,625$25,000
Auction: American Indian & Ethnographic Arts - 2473Location: BostonDate / Time: September 26, 2009 10:00AM

Description:

Pre-Columbian Carved Limestone Figure, Mexico, Huastec, c. 1200-1500 A.D., the standing male form with hands to the chest, characteristic depression at center of chest, with elaborate headdress and draped collar, (stone loss, repair, broken at legs),ht. 51 in.

Provenance: Purchased from the Fred Peck estate, Rhode Island, 1950s.
Estimate $6,000-8,000

Keywords

Mexico, Rhode Island