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

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

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

This Chontal stone seated figure from the Late Preclassic period (circa 300-100 BC) represents early Mesoamerican sculptural traditions. The carved stone figure reveals the artistic sophistication of pre-Columbian civilizations in Central America.

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Auction House · Sotheby's

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

September 29, 2022

Estimate: $25,000 – $35,000

Lot 9

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

This Chontal stone seated figure from the Late Preclassic period (circa 300-100 BC) represents early Mesoamerican sculptural traditions. The carved stone figure reveals the artistic sophistication of pre-Columbian civilizations in Central America.

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

Related themes

Seated Figure, Monochrome, Sculpture, Spiritual, Primitive Art, Mesoamerican, Stone, Pre-Columbian, Ancient, Figurative