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Height: 14 1/2 in (35.6 cm) — Jalisco Seated Figure of a Chief, Ameca Style, Protoclassic, circa 100 BC - AD 250
Height: 14 1/2 in (35.6 cm)

Jalisco Seated Figure of a Chief, Ameca Style, Protoclassic, circa 100 BC - AD 250

This Jalisco Seated Figure of a Chief in the Ameca Style dates to the Protoclassic period (circa 100 BC - AD 250) and measures 14 1/2 inches in height. The pre-Columbian artifact represents early Mesoamerican sculptural traditions and hierarchical representation.

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Auction House · Sotheby's

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Art of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas

November 12, 2021

Estimate: $15,000 – $25,000

Lot 34

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Height: 14 1/2 in (35.6 cm), Jalisco Seated Figure of a Chief, Ameca Style, Protoclassic, circa 100 BC - AD 250

This Jalisco Seated Figure of a Chief in the Ameca Style dates to the Protoclassic period (circa 100 BC - AD 250) and measures 14 1/2 inches in height. The pre-Columbian artifact represents early Mesoamerican sculptural traditions and hierarchical representation.

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

Related themes

Seated Figure, Cultural, Earthtone, Sculpture, Mesoamerican, Chief, Pre-Columbian, Ceramic, Ancient, Figurative