OLMEC SEATED FIGURE
- Las Bocas
- Middle Preclassic period
- Ca 1150–550 BC
- Terracotta, covered overall with a creamy kaolin slip (engobe), with decorative details in rich red and dark brown pigments.
- H. 30 cm (11.8 in.)
- Provenance:
• Edward H. Merrin and André Emmerich, Zurich, acquired in the 1970s.
• Denyse Bérend collection, Paris, acquired from above in late 1970 – early 1980.
• Christies, New-York, Nov.12, 2004, lot 12.
• Private Belgian collection, acquired from above.
- Scientific & Technical Examination:
• X-ray radiography, Dr N. Favoreel, Department of Radiology, Sint-Amandsberg (Belgium), February 2026.
• Thermoluminescence test conducted by Re.S.Artes in March 2026.The results indicate that the raw material of the object was most probably heated during the period 1390–500 BC.
Photo credit : Studio Asselberghs – Frédéric Dehaen
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