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CLV-201326

A Maya Figure

Mexique

16.2 cm (6.4 in)

Provenance

Sales Results

Lot 89, Sotheby's, New York — Nov 21, 1988
Pre-Columbian Art
Estimate: Not spec.
Lot 18, Sotheby's, New York — Jun 18, 2026
Art of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas
Estimate: USD 7,000–10,000
Sold: USD 89,600
USD 89,600

Publications

  • Kunsthaus Zürich, ed., Kunst der Mexikaner, Zürich, 1959, p. 65 (illustrated)

  • Irmgard Groth Kimball, Mayan Terracottas, London, 1960, p. 31 (illustrated)

  • Elizabeth K. Easby, Ancient Art from Latin America from the Collection of Jay C. Leff, Brooklyn, 1966, p. 108, cat. no. 484 (listed)

  • Ferdinand Anton, Kunst der Maya, Leipzig, 1968, n.p., pl. 215 (illustrated), and p. 326, cat. no. 215 (listed)

  • Ferdinand Anton, Art of the Maya, London, 1970, n.p., pl. 215 (illustrated), and p. 326, cat. no. 215 (listed)

  • Michael Kan, Pre-Columbian Art of Mesoamerica from the Collection of Jay C. Leff, Allentown, Pennsylvania, 1972, n.p., pl. 119 (illustrated)

Exhibitions

  • Kunsthaus Zürich, Kunst der Mexikaner, January 24 - March 15, 1959

  • The Brooklyn Museum, New York, Ancient Art from Latin America from the Collection of Jay C. Leff, November 22, 1966 - March 5, 1967

  • The Allentown Art Museum, Allentown, Pennsylvania, Pre-Columbian Art of Mesoamerica from the Collection of Jay C. Leff, February 13 - April 2, 1972