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Olmec Stone Crouching Transformation Figure — Olmec Stone Crouching Transformation Figure, Middle Preclassic, circa 900-600 BC
Olmec Stone Crouching Transformation Figure

Olmec Stone Crouching Transformation Figure, Middle Preclassic, circa 900-600 BC

This Olmec stone sculpture, dating from the Middle Preclassic period (circa 900-600 BC), depicts a figure in a crouching transformation pose. The work represents significant pre-Columbian artistic achievement and spiritual or mythological significance in Mesoamerican culture.

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Auction House · Sotheby's

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Art of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas

November 15, 2022

Estimate: $7,000 – $10,000

Lot 20

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Olmec Stone Crouching Transformation Figure, Olmec Stone Crouching Transformation Figure, Middle Preclassic, circa 900-600 BC

This Olmec stone sculpture, dating from the Middle Preclassic period (circa 900-600 BC), depicts a figure in a crouching transformation pose. The work represents significant pre-Columbian artistic achievement and spiritual or mythological significance in Mesoamerican culture.

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

Related themes

Monochrome, Sculpture, Transformation, Archeological, Mesoamerican, Stone, Olmec, Mythological, Ancient, Figurative