Ɵ Anthropomorphic mask - Lot 39

Ɵ Anthropomorphic mask Olmec culture, La Laguna (Xochipala), Guerrero state, Mexico Middle Preclassic, 900-400 B.C. Light green speckled serpentine H. 11 cm Olmec La Laguna (Xochipala) round maskette, mottled light green serpentine, Guerrero, Mexico H. 4 3/8 in Provenance : - Acquired by the present owner in 2003 - John A. Stokes, Nyack, acquired 1959 Publication: - Coe, Michael D. et al, The Olmec World - Ritual and Rulership, The Art Museum, Princeton University in association with Harry N. Abrams Inc, New York, 1995, p. 309, no. 228. Exhibition : - The Olmec World: Ritual and Rulership, The Art Museum, Princeton University, December 16, 1995 - February 25, 1996, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, April 14 - June 9, 1996