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Chontal Stone Figure, Late Preclassic, circa 300 - 100 BC — Chontal Stone Figure, Late Preclassic, circa 300 - 100 BC

Chontal Stone Figure, Late Preclassic, circa 300 - 100 BC

Chontal Stone Figure, Late Preclassic, circa 300 - 100 BC

A stone figure from the Chontal culture dating to the Late Preclassic period. This carved artifact represents early Mesoamerican figurative sculpture and cultural practices.

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Sculpture from the Collection of Seymour and Alyce Lazar, Palm Springs

September 29, 2022

Estimate: $5,000$7,000

Lot 3

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Chontal Stone Figure, Late Preclassic, circa 300 - 100 BC, Chontal Stone Figure, Late Preclassic, circa 300 - 100 BC

A stone figure from the Chontal culture dating to the Late Preclassic period. This carved artifact represents early Mesoamerican figurative sculpture and cultural practices.

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Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

300-100 BC, Mesoamerica, Carved Stone, Late Preclassic, Chontal, Stone Sculpture, Ancient, Figurative