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Unknown — Tlatilco Standing Figure, possibly Santa Cruz region, Early Preclassic, circa 1200 - 900 BC
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Tlatilco Standing Figure, possibly Santa Cruz region, Early Preclassic, circa 1200 - 900 BC

An Early Preclassic standing figure from the Tlatilco culture in the Santa Cruz region of Mexico. This ancient ceramic piece exemplifies early Mesoamerican sculptural traditions.

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

September 29, 2022

Estimate: $6,000$9,000

Lot 22

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Unknown, Tlatilco Standing Figure, possibly Santa Cruz region, Early Preclassic, circa 1200 - 900 BC

An Early Preclassic standing figure from the Tlatilco culture in the Santa Cruz region of Mexico. This ancient ceramic piece exemplifies early Mesoamerican sculptural traditions.

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

Related themes

Tlatilco, Mexico, Mesoamerica, Figurine, Preclassic, Standing Figure, Ceramic, Early Preclassic

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Collected by

Richard Caswell, Sebastián Naranjo, Jonah Handel, Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris, Ethan Elkins, Alex Capecelatro, Mihail Lari, Cleveland Museum of Art