Profile Face (Fragment)
This greenstone object shows a human face in profile. The narrowed eyes, downturned mouth, and drill marks at the corners of the mouth and the nostrils all show that this object is in the Olmec style. The Olmec thrived between 1200 and 300 BCE mainly along what is now called t...
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Sculpture
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id
80388
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contentType
sculpture
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stage
normalized
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| provenance |
provenance
Collection of Nasli and Alice Heeramaneck; Sold at Sotheby's, New York, Sale 5034, May 12 and 13, 1983, Lot 214; Throckmorton Fine Art, New York [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; John G. Bourne, September 18, 1995, by purchase; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 2017.
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rightsUri
CC0
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language
en
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pageCount
3
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source
import
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