SMALL NUDE SEATED VENUS Olmec culture, Las Bocas,... Lot 32

SMALL NUDE SEATED VENUS Olmec culture, Las Bocas, Mexico Middle Preclassic, 1200-900 B.C. Creamy white ceramic and remnants of red pigment H. 6.5 cm Olmec (Las Bocas) seated Venus, buffware with cream slip and traces of red pigment, Mexico H. 2 ½ in Provenance: Private American collection, acquired 1993 Merrin Gallery, New York Dr. Paul Mailhot, Montreal