Pre-Columbian Olmec Transformation figure
A large monumental museum quality Olmec transformation figure. A carved serpentine stone standing figure wearing a long collared robe, holding a scepter. Pierced ears for gold adornment. Transformation jaguar on head. 14" H. Provenance: Ex. Private collection, New York, N.Y.; Ex Joshua Wallman; Ex Harold Thomas. Similar sculptures have been found in the Guerrero region of Mexico, associated with the Mezcala culture, or linked to the Olmec and Teotihuacan civilizations, which flourished between roughly 1200 BCE and 750 CE.
Condition
Very good
A large monumental museum quality Olmec transformation figure. A carved serpentine stone standing figure wearing a long collared robe, holding a scepter. Pierced ears for gold adornment. Transformation jaguar on head. 14" H. Provenance: Ex. Private collection, New York, N.Y.; Ex Joshua Wallman; Ex Harold Thomas. Similar sculptures have been found in the Guerrero region of Mexico, associated with the Mezcala culture, or linked to the Olmec and Teotihuacan civilizations, which flourished between roughly 1200 BCE and 750 CE.
Condition
Very good
