Olmec Baby with Elongated Head

Description:

Olmec Baby with Elongated Head, colored in red slip, a seated clay figure of a heavy, nude, genderless infant wearing a loincloth with arms extended downward to the front, with clenched fists, the legs are extended with a deformed right foot that may show a bandage, with large concentric navel, the elongated head held erect and gazing downward, the stylized jaguar downturned mouth with large lips, perforated corners, and closed eyes, with large, elongated ears, toes are articulated, ht. 5 1/2 in.
Estimate $2,000-3,000


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